Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a5
c9-00099Shuffle 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
7. Nxa5 d5 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nxe4
Why it works
- Great move! knight to a5 keeps the pressure (+7.8).
- pawn to d4 develops smoothly.
- Precise: knight to e4 is the top choice (+7.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead d5, then d4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #310.
SP-310 · 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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