Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6 (f5·6)
c9-02807naming 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
14. fxe6 O-O-O 15. exd7+ Kxd7 16. Na5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e6 keeps the pressure (+8.4).
- Spot on — pawn to d7 (+8.7).
- A natural move: knight to a5.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ke7, then Qf7+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #76.
SP-76 · 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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