Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (d3·5)
c9-01489naming 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. dxc4 b5 13. e4 Nb6 14. cxb5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to c4 keeps the pressure (+6.6).
- pawn to e4 develops smoothly.
- Precise: pawn to b5 is the top choice (+6.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead b5, then cxb5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #358.
SP-358 · 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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