Winning blow: bishop to a5 (b4·3)
c9-22414naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1390Theme: 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
29. Ba5 Nb7 30. axb7+ Bxb7 31. Rc7+ Kb8 32. Rxb7+
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a5 keeps the pressure (#7).
- Spot on — pawn to b7 (#6).
- Precise: rook to c7 is the top choice (#6).
- Great move! rook to b7 keeps the pressure (#5).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Nb7, then axb7+ and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #880.
SP-880 · 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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