Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c1 (a1)
c9-03343naming 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. Rxc1 Bf4 15. e3 gxh3 16. Qf1
Why it works
- Great move! rook to c1 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- pawn to e3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: queen to f1.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead gxh3, then Qf1 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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