Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (f3·5)
c9-14111naming 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. Bxa8 Rxa8 10. Qxa8
Why it works
- Best move. bishop to a8 is exactly what the engine plays (+3.4).
- Spot on — queen to a8 (+3.3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxa8, then Qxa8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #369.
SP-369 · 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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