Winning blow: rook to e3 (a3·2)
c9-23745naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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
37. Re3 a3 38. Rxe4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e3 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- Spot on — rook to e4 (+4.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead a3, then Rxe4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #700.
SP-700 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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