Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d5 (h1·24)
c9-18225naming 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. Bxd5 Nxe5 21. Bxg8
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to d5 keeps the pressure (+3.0).
- Spot on — bishop to g8 (+2.9).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nxe5, then Bxg8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #431.
SP-431 · 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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