Winning blow: bishop to g4 (f5·3)
c9-13635naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1280Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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
27. Bxg4 Ne7 28. Rf3+ Nf5 29. Rxf5+
Why it works
- Best move. bishop to g4 is exactly what the engine plays (#4).
- Spot on — rook to f3 (#3).
- Precise: rook to f5 is the top choice (#2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rc7, then Rf3+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #944.
SP-944 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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