Winning blow: bishop to e5 (g3·2)
c9-16019naming 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
34. Bxe5 Bxe5 35. Kxc5
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e5 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Well found: king to c5 (+5.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bxe5, then Kxc5 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #494.
SP-494 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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