Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a3 (b2)
c9-01750naming 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. Bxa3 O-O-O 15. Ng3 Ng6 16. Kb1
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a3 keeps the pressure (+5.5).
- knight to g3 develops smoothly.
- Precise: king to b1 is the top choice (+5.2).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Ng6, then g3 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #646.
SP-646 · 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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