Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e7 (e1)
c9-05424naming 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. Rxe7 Kxe7 15. Rc3 c6 16. Nf5+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e7 keeps the pressure (+4.3).
- rook to c3 develops smoothly.
- Precise: knight to f5 is the top choice (+4.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kxe7, then Rc3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #652.
SP-652 · 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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