Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h1 (g1·9)
c9-20120naming 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
25. Rxh1 Bxf4 26. Bxf4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h1 keeps the pressure (+5.2).
- Spot on — bishop to f4 (+5.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxf4, then Bxf4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #244.
SP-244 · 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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