Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f8 (h6·3)
c9-21501naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1060Theme: 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
18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Qxb8 exd4 20. Qxa8
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to f8 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- Spot on — queen to b8 (+4.8).
- Precise: queen to a8 is the top choice (+4.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxf8, then Qxb8 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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