Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e3 (f2·3)
c9-20609naming 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
12. Bxe3 Nxc4 13. Bxg5
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e3 keeps the pressure (+2.7).
- Spot on — bishop to g5 (+3.1).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Nxc4, then Bxg5 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #172.
SP-172 · 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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