Winning blow: bishop to a6 (f1·8)
c9-22335naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: 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
10. Ba6 Nc7 11. Bxb7+
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a6 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- Well found: bishop to b7 (+4.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nc7, then Bxb7+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #334.
SP-334 · 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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