Winning blow: bishop to e5 (d4·4)
c9-13286naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1010Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeDiscovered check
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
26. Be5+ Kc8 27. Bxc7 Bxa4 28. Nxa4
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e5 keeps the pressure (+3.7).
- Well found: bishop to c7 (+3.7).
- Strong! knight to a4 is the sharp choice (+3.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kc8, then Bxc7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #598.
SP-598 · 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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