Winning blow: bishop to d4 (g1·8)
c9-11059naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
17. Bxd4 Qd5 18. Qe3 Qxe6 19. Be4 Nxf4 20. Bxa8
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to d4 keeps the pressure (+2.8).
- queen to e3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: bishop to e4.
- Brilliant! The bishop on a8 is a sacrifice that works — you are winning (+3.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qd5, then Qe3 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #334.
SP-334 · 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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