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Winning blow: bishop to d4 (a1)

Shuffle Rating 920Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.

White to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

33. Bxd4 Rxe4 34. fxe4

Why it works

  • Great move! bishop to d4 keeps the pressure (+5.9).
  • Spot on — pawn to e4 (+5.9).
  • You win a piece — the queen.
  • If instead Rxe4, then fxe4 and you win the queen.

About this position

These pieces come from starting position #530.

SP-530 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.

Explore position #530

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