Winning blow: bishop to a4 (c2·2)
c9-14265naming tag (square·N)Shuffle 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
29. Ba4+ Rc6 30. Bxc6+
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a4 keeps the pressure (+3.6).
- A brilliant blow: bishop to c6, and you stand better (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rc6, then Bxc6+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #640.
SP-640 · 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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