Winning blow: bishop to e4 (b1·6)
c9-08730naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1420Theme: 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
8. Bxe4 Rxc5 9. Nxc5
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e4 keeps the pressure (+4.0).
- Spot on — knight to c5 (+4.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxc5, then Nxc5 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #364.
SP-364 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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