Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·16)
c9-04659naming 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
7. dxc5 g5 8. O-O-O Ng6 9. f5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to c5 keeps the pressure (+5.4).
- king to c1 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to f5.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead g5, then fxg5 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #646.
SP-646 · 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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