Winning blow: bishop to d4 (g1)
c9-02553naming 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
14. Bxd4 Bh6 15. e3 c5 16. Bf6
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to d4 keeps the pressure (+8.0).
- Spot on — pawn to e3 (+8.2).
- Precise: bishop to f6 is the top choice (+8.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead c5, then Bf6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #478.
SP-478 · 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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