Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f8 (e7)
c9-03734naming 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
14. Bxf8 Bxe4 15. Bb4 Bc7 16. O-O-O
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to f8 keeps the pressure (+2.0).
- bishop to b4 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: king to c1.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxe4, then Bc5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #628.
SP-628 · 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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