Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a4 (c3·4)
c9-01992naming 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. Nxa4 c5 8. Naxc5 Bc6 9. O-O-O
Why it works
- Great move! knight to a4 keeps the pressure (+6.1).
- Spot on — knight to c5 (+6.0).
- Precise: king to c1 is the top choice (+5.9).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead f6, then Nac5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #70.
SP-70 · 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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