Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f6 (e5·9)
c9-05373naming 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. exf6 Rxf6 11. Kd1 Nc7 12. Bb2
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to f6 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- king to d1 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: bishop to b2.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxf6, then Nf3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #471.
SP-471 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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