Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h1 (g3)
c9-04645naming 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
10. Nxh1 Nd6 11. Bd3 g4 12. Ne2
Why it works
- Great move! knight to h1 keeps the pressure (+3.3).
- bishop to d3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: knight to e2.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead g4, then Kg1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #610.
SP-610 · 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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