Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g4 (f4)
c9-03063naming 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
11. Rxg4 Nd6 12. Bf3 Ne5 13. Rg1
Why it works
- Great move! rook to g4 keeps the pressure (+4.0).
- bishop to f3 develops smoothly.
- Precise: rook to g1 is the top choice (+4.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead O-O-O, then Rg1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #567.
SP-567 · 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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