Winning blow: bishop to e5 (d4·6)
c9-20797naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1060Theme: 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
31. Bxe5 Nxe5 32. Rh8+ Kf7 33. Rxb8
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e5 keeps the pressure (+5.1).
- Well found: rook to h8 (+5.4).
- Strong! rook to b8 is the sharp choice (+5.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nxe5, then Rh8+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #659.
SP-659 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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