Winning blow: bishop to b8 (d6)
c9-23690naming 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
24. Bxb8 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Kxb8 26. Re8+ Kc7 27. Rxg8
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to b8 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Spot on — king to d1 (+4.9).
- Strong! rook to e8 is the sharp choice (+5.1).
- Best move. rook to g8 is exactly what the engine plays (+5.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxd1+, then Kxd1 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #916.
SP-916 · 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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