Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h4 (f2)
c9-02628naming 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. Bxh4 Ne7 12. bxa4 g5 13. Be1
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to h4 keeps the pressure (+3.2).
- Spot on — pawn to a4 (+3.4).
- A natural move: bishop to e1.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Ne7, then bxa4 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #509.
SP-509 · 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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