Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (g3·5)
c9-00336naming tag (square·N)Shuffle 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
11. gxf4 g5 12. fxg5 Bg4 13. O-O-O
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to f4 keeps the pressure (+5.7).
- Spot on — pawn to g5 (+5.7).
- A natural move: king to c1.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bg4, then O-O-O and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #791.
SP-791 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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