Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4 (d3·3)
c9-03643naming 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
12. Bxe4 Nd6 13. Nxd6 Bxd6 14. Bxh7
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e4 keeps the pressure (+2.0).
- A brilliant blow: knight to d6, and you stand better (+2.0).
- Precise: bishop to h7 is the top choice (+2.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nd6, then Nxd6 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #916.
SP-916 · 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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