Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g7 (a1·3)
c9-04885naming 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
18. Bxg7 Nf7 19. Rxd5 O-O-O 20. Rxg5
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to g7 keeps the pressure (+10.0).
- Well found: rook to d5 (+10.8).
- Precise: rook to g5 is the top choice (+9.3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ne6, then cxd5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #640.
SP-640 · 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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