Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f8 (c5·4)
c9-08448naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
8. Bxf8 Rxf8 9. axb6
Why it works
- Brilliant! The bishop on f8 is a sacrifice that works — you stand better (+2.8).
- Well found: pawn to b6 (+2.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxf8, then axb6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #556.
SP-556 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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