Winning blow: bishop to c4 (f1·5)
c9-20901naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1340Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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
19. Bc4 Nd8 20. Qxh8
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to c4 keeps the pressure (+4.0).
- Well found: queen to h8 (+4.1).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nd8, then Qxh8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #110.
SP-110 · 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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