Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d4 (b3·3)
c9-02714naming 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. Nxd4 Nf6 14. Kd2 gxf3 15. Rxf3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to d4 keeps the pressure (+3.2).
- king to d2 develops smoothly.
- Precise: rook to f3 is the top choice (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nf6, then Kd2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #376.
SP-376 · 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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