Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d6 (b5·2)
c9-01250naming 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
14. Nd6+ Kxe7 15. Nxc4 d6 16. Be3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to d6 keeps the pressure (+8.1).
- Well found: knight to c4 (+8.1).
- A natural move: bishop to e3.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kxe7, then Nxc4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #142.
SP-142 · 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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