Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4 (b1·20)
c9-15044naming 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
19. Bxe4 dxe3 20. Bxb8
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e4 keeps the pressure (+5.5).
- Spot on — bishop to b8 (+5.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead dxe3, then Bxb8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #172.
SP-172 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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