Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d4 (b2)
c9-01664naming 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
14. Bxd4 Nxd4 15. Qb1 Ne6 16. f3
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to d4 keeps the pressure (+5.7).
- queen to b1 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to f3.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nxd4, then Qb1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #688.
SP-688 · 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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