Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g4 (f2·2)
c9-03628naming 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
12. Nxg4 Qg6 13. Ne3 O-O 14. Qg3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to g4 keeps the pressure (+5.2).
- knight to e3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: queen to g3.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Qg6, then Be2 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #530.
SP-530 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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