Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·115)
c9-20377naming 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
15. exd5 Rc5 16. Bxb7
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d5 keeps the pressure (+2.1).
- Spot on — bishop to b7 (+2.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rc5, then Bxb7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #142.
SP-142 · 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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