Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f3 (e2·2)
c9-01401naming 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
12. exf3 h4 13. Ne3 e6 14. Kf2
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to f3 keeps the pressure (+3.8).
- Spot on — knight to e3 (+3.3).
- A natural move: king to f2.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead h4, then Nxh4 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #227.
SP-227 · 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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