Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c7 (f4·2)
c9-02508naming 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
13. Bxc7+ Kxc7 14. Ng5 Nxg5 15. Qxg5
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to c7 keeps the pressure (+5.3).
- knight to g5 develops smoothly.
- Precise: queen to g5 is the top choice (+5.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nxc7, then Na3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #887.
SP-887 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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