Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c6 (b5·19)
c9-08756naming 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. bxc6 fxe4 10. fxe4 d5 11. dxe5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to c6 keeps the pressure (+7.0).
- Spot on — pawn to e4 (+6.9).
- Precise: pawn to e5 is the top choice (+6.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead fxe4, then fxe4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #494.
SP-494 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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