Winning blow: bishop to b4 (d2·2)
c9-19368naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
25. Bb4+ Kd8 26. Qxf8+
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to b4 keeps the pressure (+6.8).
- Well found: queen to f8 (+6.7).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kd8, then Qxf8+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #121.
SP-121 · RampartScout — A wing-file king (b or g) and at least one corner knight: the rarest of the six families, just 72 positions.
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