Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a7 (b7)
c9-03081naming 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
7. Qxa7 Rf6 8. Bc2 Qe5 9. Bb3
Why it works
- Great move! queen to a7 keeps the pressure (+4.3).
- bishop to c2 develops smoothly.
- Precise: bishop to b3 is the top choice (+4.3).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Bf7, then d3 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #376.
SP-376 · 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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