Winning blow: bishop to d5
c9-05525Shuffle 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. Bxd5 e6 16. Bg2 Ke7 17. Nc3
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to d5 keeps the pressure (+7.0).
- bishop to g2 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: knight to c3.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead e6, then Bb7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #323.
SP-323 · 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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