Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (b3·25)
c9-06373naming 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
10. bxc4 O-O 11. cxd5 Nb6 12. O-O
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to c4 keeps the pressure (+6.3).
- Spot on — pawn to d5 (+6.1).
- A natural move: king to g1.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead O-O, then O-O and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #340.
SP-340 · 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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