Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b3 (c2·17)
c9-12765naming 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
18. cxb3 h4 19. gxh4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to b3 keeps the pressure (+2.6).
- Spot on — pawn to h4 (+2.5).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead h4, then gxh4 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #455.
SP-455 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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