Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e3 (d3)
c9-05510naming 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
15. Rxe3+ Ne5 16. Rxe5+ Bxe5 17. Qxe5+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e3 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Spot on — rook to e5 (#3).
- Strong! queen to e5 is the sharp choice (#2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ne5, then Rxe5+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #352.
SP-352 · 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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