Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d4 (g1·5)
c9-05892naming 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
3. Bxd4 Nc6 4. Bc3 gxf4 5. gxf4
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to d4 keeps the pressure (+6.8).
- Spot on — bishop to c3 (+6.5).
- Precise: pawn to f4 is the top choice (+6.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nc6, then Bc5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #94.
SP-94 · 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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