Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d6 (f5·5)
c9-05755naming 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
6. Nxd6 Ne6 7. Nxc8 Kxc8 8. g3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to d6 keeps the pressure (+7.8).
- Spot on — knight to c8 (+7.5).
- A natural move: pawn to g3.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ne6, then Nxc8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #364.
SP-364 · 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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