Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g4 (d1·2)
c9-01462naming 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
11. Bxg4 Rg8 12. Bf3 Bxg3 13. hxg3
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to g4 keeps the pressure (+6.8).
- bishop to f3 develops smoothly.
- Precise: pawn to g3 is the top choice (+7.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rg8, then Bh3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #841.
SP-841 · RampartScout — A wing-file king (b or g) and at least one corner knight: the rarest of the six families, just 72 positions.
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