Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (h1·4)
c9-02011naming 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
3. Bxa8 c6 4. d4 d5 5. a4
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a8 keeps the pressure (+3.6).
- pawn to d4 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to a4.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead c6, then d4 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #243.
SP-243 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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