Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (a4·27)
c9-08293naming 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. axb5 Nef4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. f3
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to b5 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- Spot on — bishop to f4 (+4.0).
- Precise: pawn to f3 is the top choice (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nef4, then Bxf4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #598.
SP-598 · 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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