Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b3 (c5·2)
c9-20800naming 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
22. Nxb3 c6 23. Rxa7
Why it works
- Great move! knight to b3 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- Spot on — rook to a7 (+4.1).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead c6, then Rxa7 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #37.
SP-37 · RampartScout — A wing-file king (b or g) and at least one corner knight: the rarest of the six families, just 72 positions.
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