Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d5 (h1·29)
c9-21557naming 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. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20. Bxd4
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to d5 keeps the pressure (+3.3).
- Spot on — rook to f8 (+3.6).
- Precise: bishop to d4 is the top choice (+3.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nxd5, then Rxf8+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #291.
SP-291 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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