Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c6 (d5·20)
c9-05438naming 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
14. dxc6 O-O 15. cxb7 Rab8 16. g3
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to c6 keeps the pressure (+8.1).
- Spot on — pawn to b7 (+8.2).
- Precise: pawn to g3 is the top choice (+7.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead O-O, then cxb7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #886.
SP-886 · 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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