Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (d3·6)
c9-01388naming 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
7. dxe4 c5 8. O-O-O Nac7 9. Kb1
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e4 keeps the pressure (+5.0).
- king to c1 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: king to b1.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead c5, then O-O-O and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #262.
SP-262 · 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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