Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g6 (h7·2)
c9-05974naming 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
12. Bxg6 Qxg6 13. hxg4
Why it works
- Brilliant! The bishop on g6 is a sacrifice that works — you stand better (+3.0).
- Well found: pawn to g4 (+2.9).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Qxg6, then hxg4 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #628.
SP-628 · 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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