Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (b4·32)
c9-05664naming 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
17. bxc5 Qe6 18. cxb6
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to c5 keeps the pressure (+4.7).
- Spot on — pawn to b6 (+4.5).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qe6, then cxb6 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #848.
SP-848 · 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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