Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e3 (d2·3)
c9-18113naming 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
20. Bxe3 Bxe3 21. Rxe3
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e3 keeps the pressure (+4.1).
- Well found: rook to e3 (+4.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bxe3, then Rxe3 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #903.
SP-903 · RampartGuard — King pushed to the b- or g-file, knights off the edges — 144 positions here.
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