Winning blow: bishop to a6 (f1·3)
c9-19823naming 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
18. Bxa6 Rb8 19. dxc5
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a6 keeps the pressure (+2.6).
- Spot on — pawn to c5 (+2.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rb8, then dxc5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #674.
SP-674 · 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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