Winning blow: bishop to d1 (b3)
c9-17694naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1110Theme: 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
32. Bd1 Ra1 33. Nxb8
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to d1 keeps the pressure (+4.5).
- Spot on — knight to b8 (+4.1).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Ra1, then Nxb8 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #880.
SP-880 · 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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