Winning blow: bishop to e4 (b1·9)
c9-24471naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1650Theme: 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
37. Bxe4+ Ke6 38. Kxf3
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e4 keeps the pressure (+4.5).
- Spot on — king to f3 (+4.8).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Ke6, then Kxf3 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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