Winning blow: bishop to f6 (e7)
c9-17955naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 970Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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
17. Bf6 Qxe2+ 18. Rxe2 Rc7 19. Qb5+
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to f6 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Spot on — rook to e2 (#3).
- Strong! queen to b5 is the sharp choice (#2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxe2+, then Kxe2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #280.
SP-280 · 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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