Winning blow: bishop to h5 (e2·4)
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TypeWinning blow
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
32. Bh5+ Rg6 33. Bxg6+ Kg7 34. Bh5+
Why it works
- Best move. bishop to h5 is exactly what the engine plays (#4).
- Spot on — bishop to g6 (#3).
- Precise: bishop to h5 is the top choice (#2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rg6, then Bxg6+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #340.
SP-340 · 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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