Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (c3·20)
c9-05102naming 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
14. cxd4 c5 15. Ke2 Nd7 16. Qf3
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d4 keeps the pressure (+7.3).
- Spot on — king to e2 (+6.6).
- A natural move: queen to f3.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ng6, then Rxe6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #659.
SP-659 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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