Winning blow: bishop to e7 (f6·3)
c9-11821naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1010Theme: 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
35. Bxe7+ Kg7 36. Bxd6 Kf6 37. Be5+
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e7 keeps the pressure (#5).
- Spot on — bishop to d6 (#4).
- Precise: bishop to e5 is the top choice (#4).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kg8, then Bxd6 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #268.
SP-268 · 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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