Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g5 (c1·4)
c9-06040naming 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
11. Bxg5 Nf7 12. Bc1 Bd7 13. O-O
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to g5 keeps the pressure (+4.0).
- Spot on — bishop to c1 (+3.5).
- A natural move: king to g1.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Nf7, then Bd2 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #598.
SP-598 · 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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