Winning blow: pawn to d5 (d4·12)
c9-10554naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 2060Theme: 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
34. d5 Be5 35. Bxe5 Ke7 36. Ba1+
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d5 keeps the pressure (#6).
- Spot on — bishop to e5 (#5).
- Precise: bishop to a1 is the top choice (#6).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Be5, then Bxe5 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #352.
SP-352 · 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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