Winning blow: bishop to g7 (c3·3)
c9-21465naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1150Theme: 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
24. Bxg7+ Kg8 25. dxe3
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to g7 keeps the pressure (+5.4).
- Well found: pawn to e3 (+5.6).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Kg8, then dxe3 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #1.
SP-1 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
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