Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a5 (b6)
c9-04926naming 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
10. Bxa5 Nxa5 11. Bb5 O-O 12. f6
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a5 keeps the pressure (+5.9).
- Spot on — bishop to b5 (+5.6).
- Precise: pawn to f6 is the top choice (+5.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nxa5, then Bd3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #110.
SP-110 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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