Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h5 (f3·8)
c9-21846naming 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
12. Bh5 O-O-O 13. Bxf7
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to h5 keeps the pressure (+5.0).
- Well found: bishop to f7 (+5.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead O-O-O, then Bxf7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #369.
SP-369 · 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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