Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (d4·2)
c9-01252naming 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. Bxh8 O-O-O 11. O-O-O Bh6 12. Bf6
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to h8 keeps the pressure (+4.4).
- king to c1 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: bishop to f6.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kc8, then O-O-O and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #190.
SP-190 · 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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