Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (h1·11)
c9-04925naming 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
3. Bxa8 Nc6 4. Bxc6 Bxc6 5. f3
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a8 keeps the pressure (+6.6).
- Spot on — bishop to c6 (+6.5).
- A natural move: pawn to f3.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nc6, then Bxc6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #299.
SP-299 · 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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