Winning blow: bishop to e4 (b1·7)
c9-24692naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1480Theme: 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
18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qb5 20. Qxa8
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e4 keeps the pressure (+6.5).
- Well found: queen to e4 (+6.5).
- Precise: queen to a8 is the top choice (+6.7).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bxe4, then Qxe4 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #572.
SP-572 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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