Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h5 (f3·5)
c9-10664naming 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. Bh5+ g6 9. Qxf4
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to h5 keeps the pressure (+5.1).
- Well found: queen to f4 (+4.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead g6, then Qxf4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #549.
SP-549 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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