Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g6 (f5·5)
c9-01625naming 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
15. fxg6 Nxg4 16. hxg4 Qe8 17. Qh5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g6 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Spot on — pawn to g4 (+4.7).
- A natural move: queen to h5.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nxg4, then hxg4 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #757.
SP-757 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
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