Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d6
c9-00421Shuffle 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. Qxd6 Bxb1 16. Nd2 g5 17. O-O
Why it works
- Great move! queen to d6 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- knight to d2 develops smoothly.
- Precise: king to g1 is the top choice (+6.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxb1, then Nd2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #503.
SP-503 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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