Winning blow: bishop to e5 (c3·3)
c9-14011naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1110Theme: 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
25. Be5 Ne8 26. Bxd6
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e5 keeps the pressure (+4.3).
- Well found: bishop to d6 (+4.4).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ne8, then Bxd6 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #742.
SP-742 · RampartGuard — Both knights begin on inner files while the king sits on the wing (b/g); mirror twins stay together in this family.
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