Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h4 (f2·3)
c9-07922naming 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. Bxh4+ Kc7 12. b3 Qa6 13. d4
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to h4 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- pawn to b3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to d4.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kc7, then d4 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #238.
SP-238 · 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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