Attack on the uncastled king: rook to a8 (a1·9)
c9-20192naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: 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
17. Ra8 O-O 18. Rxb8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to a8 keeps the pressure (+4.7).
- Well found: rook to b8 (+5.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead O-O, then Rxb8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #515.
SP-515 · 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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