Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h5 (g4·7)
c9-03846naming 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. gxh5 fxe3 13. fxe3 Bh6 14. O-O-O
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to h5 keeps the pressure (+7.0).
- Spot on — pawn to e3 (+6.8).
- A natural move: king to c1.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nf7, then O-O-O and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #178.
SP-178 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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