Winning blow: rook to e8 (e1·12)
c9-23686naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
19. Rxe8+ Kc7 20. Rxa8 hxg3 21. Nb5+ Kb6 22. Nxd6
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e8 keeps the pressure (+4.0).
- Well found: rook to a8 (+4.1).
- Precise: knight to b5 is the top choice (+3.8).
- Great move! knight to d6 keeps the pressure (+3.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kc7, then Rxa8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #538.
SP-538 · BastionGuard — Both knights begin inside the board while the king stands on c or f; a position and its mirror twin share this family.
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