Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h8 (c3)
c9-00708naming 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
13. Qxh8+ Bf8 14. Bxh5 gxh5 15. c4
Why it works
- Great move! queen to h8 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- Spot on — bishop to h5 (+3.9).
- A natural move: pawn to c4.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bf8, then c4 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #202.
SP-202 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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