Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b2 (a1·7)
c9-06017naming 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
9. Bxb2 Bxg1 10. Bxh8
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to b2 keeps the pressure (+7.2).
- Well found: bishop to h8 (+7.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxg1, then Bxh8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #563.
SP-563 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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