Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e4 (e1)
c9-02564naming 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. Rxe4 O-O 8. g3 c5 9. Ne3
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e4 keeps the pressure (+4.6).
- pawn to g3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: knight to e3.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead O-O, then Ne3 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #867.
SP-867 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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