Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e6 (f5·3)
c9-07262naming 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
8. Bxe6 Nxe6 9. g3 Ba6 10. f4
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e6 keeps the pressure (+5.8).
- pawn to g3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to f4.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nxe6, then g3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #928.
SP-928 · 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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