Attack on the uncastled king: rook to b8 (b1·3)
c9-01113naming 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
9. Rxb8 Bc6 10. Nf3 g6 11. O-O
Why it works
- Great move! rook to b8 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- knight to f3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: king to g1.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bc6, then Nf3 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #611.
SP-611 · 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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