Winning blow: bishop to e4 (c6)
c9-27732naming 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
20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Qb6+ Ke8 22. Qc6+ Kf7 23. Qxe4
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e4 keeps the pressure (+7.1).
- Spot on — queen to b6 (+6.3).
- Precise: queen to c6 is the top choice (+6.2).
- Best move. queen to e4 is exactly what the engine plays (+6.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nxe4, then Qb6+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #398.
SP-398 · 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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