Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h4
c9-00013Shuffle Rating 780Theme: 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
10. Nxh4 exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. Nf3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to h4 keeps the pressure (+3.2).
- Spot on — pawn to d4 (+3.5).
- A natural move: knight to f3.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead exd4, then cxd4 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #916.
SP-916 · 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.
Explore position #916Provenance
Mined from the project's engine self-play games.
Verified by Stockfish at depth 20+.
Solution forcedness confirmed (verified).
Pack 001 · SP-916
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