Winning blow: bishop to g5 (d2·2)
c9-11105naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1870Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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
22. Bxg5 h6 23. Qxb6 Kg8 24. Qe6+
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to g5 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Spot on — queen to b6 (#4).
- Precise: queen to e6 is the top choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead h6, then Be6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #532.
SP-532 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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