Winning blow: bishop to a6 (c4·3)
c9-15664naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1420Theme: 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
27. Ba6+ Kxc7 28. Rxc5+
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a6 keeps the pressure (+2.2).
- Well found: rook to c5 (+2.8).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kxc7, then Rxc5+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #318.
SP-318 · ThroneScout — King on a central file (d/e) with a knight starting on the rim (a/h).
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