Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (d3·12)
c9-02532naming 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
13. dxe4 gxh4 14. Ne3 O-O-O 15. c4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e4 keeps the pressure (+6.5).
- Spot on — knight to e3 (+6.3).
- A natural move: pawn to c4.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead gxh4, then c4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #623.
SP-623 · 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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