Winning blow: bishop to g6 (e4)
c9-15451naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
23. Bxg6+ Rf7 24. Rf1 e4 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Rxf7
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to g6 keeps the pressure (+4.7).
- rook to f1 develops smoothly.
- Precise: bishop to f7 is the top choice (+4.8).
- Best move. rook to f7 is exactly what the engine plays (+4.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rf7, then Rf1 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #280.
SP-280 · 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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