Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a4 (c2)
c9-04023naming 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
15. Bxa4+ Ndc6 16. Bxc6+ Bxc6 17. Ng2
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a4 keeps the pressure (+7.2).
- Spot on — bishop to c6 (+7.1).
- A natural move: knight to g2.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ndc6, then Nc2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #784.
SP-784 · 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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