Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b6
c9-00501Shuffle 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
10. cxb6 Nf7 11. bxc7 Rxa7 12. b6
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to b6 keeps the pressure (+3.6).
- Spot on — pawn to c7 (+3.7).
- A natural move: pawn to b6.
- You reach a winning position (+3.7).
- If instead cxb6, then Qxc8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #142.
SP-142 · 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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