Winning blow: bishop to e5 (a1·2)
c9-08274naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Qxg8
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e5 keeps the pressure (+2.5).
- Well found: queen to g8 (+2.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bxe5, then Qxg8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #178.
SP-178 · 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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