Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g1 (f3)
c9-01872naming 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. Nxg1 e5 8. g4 d5 9. Nf2
Why it works
- Great move! knight to g1 keeps the pressure (+3.4).
- pawn to g4 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: knight to f2.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead e5, then Nf3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #790.
SP-790 · 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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