Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a5 (b4·13)
c9-08025naming 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
14. bxa5 Bxf1 15. Kxf1 Rxb2 16. fxe4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to a5 keeps the pressure (+4.1).
- Well found: king to f1 (+4.0).
- Precise: pawn to e4 is the top choice (+4.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxf1, then Kxf1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #106.
SP-106 · RampartGuard — Both knights begin on inner files while the king sits on the wing (b/g); mirror twins stay together in this family.
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