Winning blow: bishop to a3 (b4·2)
c9-26671naming 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
35. Bxa3 Rxc2 36. Nxd6+ Kd7 37. Nxc2 Qc3 38. Nxf7+
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a3 keeps the pressure (+5.0).
- Well found: knight to d6 (+5.3).
- Precise: knight to c2 is the top choice (+5.5).
- Great move! knight to f7 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxc2, then Nxd6+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #674.
SP-674 · 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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