Winning blow: bishop to f3 (b7)
c9-28446naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: 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
36. Bf3 Rb8 37. Bxe2
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to f3 keeps the pressure (+4.3).
- Spot on — bishop to e2 (+4.3).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Rb8, then Bxe2 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #409.
SP-409 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
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