Winning blow: bishop to f5 (c2·2)
c9-20068naming 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
27. Bxf5+ Kd8 28. gxf3
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to f5 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Spot on — pawn to f3 (+5.1).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kd8, then gxf3 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #868.
SP-868 · 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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