Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4 (b1·22)
c9-21826naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1110Theme: 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
9. Be4 Qxh1 10. Bxh1
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e4 keeps the pressure (+5.0).
- Well found: bishop to h1 (+5.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxh1, then Bxh1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #508.
SP-508 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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