Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·18)
c9-02575naming 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
12. fxe5 Nf5 13. Qc5 Rb8 14. c4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e5 keeps the pressure (+5.5).
- queen to c5 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to c4.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nf5, then Qc5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #83.
SP-83 · 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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