Winning blow: bishop to d4 (b2·6)
c9-26217naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1340Theme: 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
27. Bd4 Kb8 28. Bxb6
Why it works
- Brilliant! The bishop on d4 is a sacrifice that works — you are winning (+3.5).
- Well found: bishop to b6 (+3.5).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kb8, then Bxb6 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #821.
SP-821 · RampartScout — King on b or g with a knight already on the edge — the least common of the position families (72 in all).
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