Winning blow: bishop to f3 (e2·2)
c9-10258naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1150Theme: 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
34. Bf3+ Kd3 35. Bxc6
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to f3 keeps the pressure (#7).
- Spot on — bishop to c6 (+9.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kd3, then Bxc6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #941.
SP-941 · RampartScout — King on b or g with a knight already on the edge — the least common of the position families (72 in all).
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