Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (e4)
c9-00691naming 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
10. Bxa8 Rxa8 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Nc2
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a8 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- knight to c3 develops smoothly.
- Precise: knight to c2 is the top choice (+5.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxa8, then Nc3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #206.
SP-206 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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