Winning blow: bishop to e5 (a1·19)
c9-18651naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1870Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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
18. Bxe5 Re6 19. Bxg7+ Ke8 20. Rc8+
Why it works
- Best move. bishop to e5 is exactly what the engine plays (#12).
- Spot on — bishop to g7 (#9).
- Precise: rook to c8 is the top choice (#7).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Re6, then Bxg7+ 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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