Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b6 (g1·6)
c9-07635naming 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
7. Bxb6 O-O-O 8. O-O-O e5 9. Bxc7
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to b6 keeps the pressure (+4.5).
- king to c1 develops smoothly.
- Precise: bishop to c7 is the top choice (+4.4).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead O-O-O, then O-O-O and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #76.
SP-76 · 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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