Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f5 (e4)
c9-05211naming 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. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Qe1 Nc7 12. e4
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to f5 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
- Spot on — queen to e1 (+4.6).
- A natural move: pawn to e4.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead gxf5, then f3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #527.
SP-527 · 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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