Winning blow: bishop to d4 (g1·5)
c9-21130naming 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
31. Bxd4 Qxa2 32. Nxa2
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to d4 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
- Well found: knight to a2 (+4.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxa2, then Nxa2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #604.
SP-604 · 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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