Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b6 (a5·3)
c9-11446naming 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
17. Bxb6 Bxb3 18. cxb3
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to b6 keeps the pressure (+2.9).
- Well found: pawn to b3 (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxb3, then cxb3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #747.
SP-747 · RampartGuard — King pushed to the b- or g-file, knights off the edges — 144 positions here.
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