Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g4 (h3·6)
c9-04348naming 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
9. hxg4 cxd5 10. cxd5 Nxg4 11. Nh4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g4 keeps the pressure (+5.5).
- Spot on — pawn to d5 (+5.4).
- A natural move: knight to h4.
- You win decisive material (+5.4).
- If instead Nxg4, then dxc6 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #244.
SP-244 · 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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