Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g4 (g1·3)
c9-03342naming 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 Kf8 12. Bf4 d5 13. Rh4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to g4 keeps the pressure (+2.3).
- bishop to f4 develops smoothly.
- Strong! rook to h4 is the sharp choice (+2.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kf8, then Rh4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #628.
SP-628 · 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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