Winning blow: bishop to h2
c9-13125Shuffle 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
24. Bxh2 Bh6 25. Nxe8
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to h2 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Spot on — knight to e8 (+5.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bh6, then Nxe8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #94.
SP-94 · 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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