Winning blow: bishop to b7 (e4·2)
c9-24608naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1790Theme: 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
12. Bxb7+ Kxb7 13. Rxf4 Nxf4 14. Qxf4
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to b7 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- Well found: rook to f4 (+5.9).
- Precise: queen to f4 is the top choice (+6.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kxb7, then Rxf4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #652.
SP-652 · 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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