Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e4 (f2)
c9-03973naming 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
6. Nxe4 O-O-O 7. Qf3 Re8 8. Nc3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e4 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- queen to f3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: knight to c3.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ng6, then Qf3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #322.
SP-322 · 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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