Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b6 (a5·16)
c9-07398naming 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
12. axb6 cxb6 13. Bd2 a5 14. Bf3
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to b6 keeps the pressure (+6.7).
- bishop to d2 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: bishop to f3.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead cxb6, then Bd2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #677.
SP-677 · 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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