Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b3 (d1)
c9-05443naming 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. Bxb3 Qc7 11. O-O Be7 12. Rd1
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to b3 keeps the pressure (+6.2).
- king to g1 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: rook to d1.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead O-O, then h4 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #693.
SP-693 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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