Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g6 (f5·2)
c9-00391naming 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
12. fxg6 hxg6 13. Bf1 d5 14. Bb5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g6 keeps the pressure (+5.8).
- bishop to f1 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: bishop to b5.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead hxg6, then Bf1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #166.
SP-166 · 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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