Winning blow: bishop to g5 (c1·7)
c9-11326naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 2100Theme: 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
32. Bxg5 Rg1+ 33. Rxg1 Rg6 34. fxg6
Why it works
- Best move. bishop to g5 is exactly what the engine plays (#4).
- Spot on — rook to g1 (#3).
- Precise: pawn to g6 is the top choice (#2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rg1+, then Kxg1 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #149.
SP-149 · 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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