Winning blow: bishop to e5 (f6·3)
c9-08962naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1470Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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. Be5 Qh8 29. Bxh8 Ra7 30. Be5
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e5 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Spot on — bishop to h8 (#4).
- A natural move: bishop to e5.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qd6, then Qxd6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #919.
SP-919 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
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