Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g6 (f5·9)
c9-04345naming 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
15. fxg6 hxg6 16. Qxf6 Na6 17. c5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g6 keeps the pressure (+8.0).
- Spot on — queen to f6 (+8.2).
- A natural move: pawn to c5.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ne6, then gxf7+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #172.
SP-172 · 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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