Winning blow: bishop to d5 (c4·3)
c9-08925naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1010Theme: 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
28. Bd5+ Kxb5 29. Bxa8 a2+ 30. Ka1
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to d5 keeps the pressure (+8.7).
- Well found: bishop to a8 (+8.8).
- A natural move: king to a1.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kxb5, then Bxa8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #303.
SP-303 · 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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