Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a4 (b3·3)
c9-05636naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
13. Bxa4 O-O 14. dxe5
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to a4 keeps the pressure (+2.5).
- Spot on — pawn to e5 (+2.3).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead O-O, then dxe5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #148.
SP-148 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
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