Winning blow: bishop to a7 (f2·2)
c9-23662naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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. Bxa7 Ne5 32. Bd4 Nxd3 33. exd3 e5 34. Bxe5
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a7 keeps the pressure (+3.0).
- bishop to d4 develops smoothly.
- Strong! pawn to d3 is the sharp choice (+3.0).
- Best move. bishop to e5 is exactly what the engine plays (+3.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ne5, then Bd4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #868.
SP-868 · 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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