Winning blow: rook to e7 (e6·4)
c9-26479naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1390Theme: 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
31. Re7 Rf5 32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. Nf7+ Rxf7 34. Rxf7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e7 keeps the pressure (+5.3).
- Well found: rook to g7 (+5.3).
- Precise: knight to f7 is the top choice (+5.3).
- Great move! rook to f7 keeps the pressure (+5.3).
- You win decisive material (+5.3).
- If instead Rf5, then Rg7+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #533.
SP-533 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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