Winning blow: bishop to g6 (b1·4)
c9-11684naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
31. Bxg6 Nxe7 32. Bxh7
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to g6 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Spot on — bishop to h7 (+5.0).
- You win decisive material (+5.0).
- If instead Nxe7, then Bxh7 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #364.
SP-364 · 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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