Winning blow: bishop to c6 (h1)
c9-05034naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 780Theme: 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
16. Bxc6+ Kxc6 17. Qxd8 f5 18. Qxg5
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to c6 keeps the pressure (+5.7).
- Well found: queen to d8 (+6.0).
- Precise: queen to g5 is the top choice (+5.7).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Kxc6, then Qxd8 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #471.
SP-471 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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