Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g6 (b1·14)
c9-21651naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1150Theme: 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
6. Bxg6+ hxg6 7. Rxa1
Why it works
- Brilliant! The bishop on g6 is a sacrifice that works — you stand better (+2.5).
- Well found: rook to a1 (+2.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead hxg6, then Rxa1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #560.
SP-560 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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