Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c7 (b8)
c9-08031naming 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
9. Bxc7+ Kxc7 10. axb3 Nxe5 11. Nc2
Why it works
- Brilliant! The bishop on c7 is a sacrifice that works — you stand better (+2.7).
- Spot on — pawn to b3 (+3.0).
- A natural move: knight to c2.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kxc7, then axb3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #334.
SP-334 · 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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