Winning blow: rook to e5 (e3·3)
c9-23784naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1290Theme: 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
23. Rxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxe5+ Qd6 25. Bxd6+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e5 keeps the pressure (+6.9).
- Well found: bishop to e5 (+6.8).
- Precise: bishop to d6 is the top choice (+7.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxe5, then Bxe5+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #745.
SP-745 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
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