Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d5 (d1·4)
c9-26937naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1290Theme: 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
20. Rxd5 cxd5 21. Bxa6 dxc5 22. Qxb3
Why it works
- Brilliant! The rook on d5 is a sacrifice that works — you are winning (+3.1).
- A brilliant blow: bishop to a6, and you are winning (+3.1).
- Precise: queen to b3 is the top choice (+3.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead cxd5, then Bxa6 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #918.
SP-918 · RampartScout — King on the wing (b/g) with a knight on the rim (a/h) — the rarest family.
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