Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b8 (f4)
c9-00368naming 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
11. Bxb8 Ne5 12. b5 Bc5 13. Kb1
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to b8 keeps the pressure (+2.7).
- pawn to b5 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: king to b1.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ne5, then b5 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #358.
SP-358 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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