Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c8 (c1)
c9-00437naming 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
10. Rxc8 Rxc8 11. O-O Nf5 12. Nxf5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to c8 keeps the pressure (+5.4).
- king to g1 develops smoothly.
- Precise: knight to f5 is the top choice (+5.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxc8, then O-O and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #195.
SP-195 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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