Winning blow: bishop to c8 (g4·2)
c9-12481naming 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
34. Bxc8 Nxe3 35. Bxb7
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to c8 keeps the pressure (+5.4).
- Well found: bishop to b7 (+5.6).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nxe3, then Bxb7 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #421.
SP-421 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
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