Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b4 (a3·21)
c9-10062naming 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
9. axb4 Bxb3 10. cxb3
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to b4 keeps the pressure (+5.1).
- Spot on — pawn to b3 (+4.7).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Bxb3, then cxb3 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #142.
SP-142 · 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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