Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f4 (c1·32)
c9-23596naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: 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
16. Bf4 Qd8 17. Bxb8
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to f4 keeps the pressure (+3.3).
- Well found: bishop to b8 (+3.5).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Qd8, then Bxb8 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #52.
SP-52 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
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