Winning blow: bishop to c6 (b5·2)
c9-17735naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeWinning blow
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
20. Bxc6 Bxd2+ 21. Rxd2
Why it works
- Brilliant! The bishop on c6 is a sacrifice that works — you stand better (+2.3).
- Well found: rook to d2 (+3.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxd2+, then Rxd2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #14.
SP-14 · 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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