Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a5 (c3·2)
c9-03116naming 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
17. Bxa5+ Ke8 18. Naxc4 Nc5 19. Rb1
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a5 keeps the pressure (+8.1).
- Spot on — knight to c4 (+8.2).
- A natural move: rook to b1.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ke8, then Rxc4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #203.
SP-203 · 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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