Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d3 (c2·3)
c9-01691naming 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
8. cxd3 Na6 9. Nde4 d5 10. Bc3
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d3 keeps the pressure (+6.8).
- Spot on — knight to e4 (+6.5).
- A natural move: bishop to c3.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Na6, then Nb3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #203.
SP-203 · 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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