Winning blow: bishop to c4 (d5)
c9-00812naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 780Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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
15. Bxc4 Nc7 16. Bd3 Nc6 17. Rxa4
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to c4 keeps the pressure (+6.8).
- Spot on — bishop to d3 (+6.5).
- Precise: rook to a4 is the top choice (+6.9).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nc7, then Ne3 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #179.
SP-179 · 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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