Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d6 (c5·3)
c9-12614naming 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
22. Bxd6+ Kb7 23. Bxf1
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to d6 keeps the pressure (+3.6).
- Well found: bishop to f1 (+3.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kb7, then Bxf1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #821.
SP-821 · RampartScout — King on b or g with a knight already on the edge — the least common of the position families (72 in all).
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