Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (b3)
c9-00178naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 780Theme: 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
15. bxc4 O-O-O 16. Rb1 Nb6 17. Qe2
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to c4 keeps the pressure (+6.2).
- rook to b1 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: queen to e2.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead O-O-O, then Rb1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #447.
SP-447 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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