Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e5 (f4·2)
c9-25101naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
13. Bxe5 Qh6 14. Rxf8 Qxf8 15. Rf1 Qh6 16. Bxb8
Why it works
- Brilliant! The bishop on e5 is a sacrifice that works — you stand better (+2.8).
- A brilliant blow: rook to f8, and you stand better (+2.8).
- Precise: rook to f1 is the top choice (+2.8).
- Best move. bishop to b8 is exactly what the engine plays (+2.5).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qh6, then Rxf8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #376.
SP-376 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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