Winning blow: bishop to g8 (f7)
c9-10194naming 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
13. Bxg8 Rxh7 14. Bxh7
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to g8 keeps the pressure (+1.8).
- Well found: bishop to h7 (+1.9).
- You reach a winning position (+1.9).
- If instead Rxh7, then Bxh7 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #610.
SP-610 · 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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