Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (g4·3)
c9-02626naming 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
6. gxf5 O-O-O 7. fxg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to f5 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
- Spot on — pawn to g5 (+4.8).
- Precise: pawn to c3 is the top choice (+4.7).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead O-O-O, then fxg5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #459.
SP-459 · 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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