Winning blow: rook to e8 (e6·5)
c9-25704naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1430Theme: 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
24. Re8+ Kg7 25. Qg4+ Kh6 26. Qxd7 Rxe8 27. Rxe8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e8 keeps the pressure (+5.0).
- Spot on — queen to g4 (+5.1).
- Precise: queen to d7 is the top choice (+5.1).
- Great move! rook to e8 keeps the pressure (+5.3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kg7, then Qg4+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #880.
SP-880 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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