Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (d4·18)
c9-02110naming 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. dxe5 Bxe5 8. Qh3 Rf8 9. Qh5+
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e5 keeps the pressure (+7.2).
- queen to h3 develops smoothly.
- Precise: queen to h5 is the top choice (+7.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxe5, then f4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #340.
SP-340 · 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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