Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d5 (a2·2)
c9-26873naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1420Theme: 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. Bxd5 cxd5 14. hxg5
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to d5 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- Well found: pawn to g5 (+4.1).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead cxd5, then hxg5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #652.
SP-652 · 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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