Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (e3·22)
c9-05514naming 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. exf4 Bg6 11. Qh3 O-O 12. f5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to f4 keeps the pressure (+3.2).
- queen to h3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to f5.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Bg6, then Qh3 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #322.
SP-322 · 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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