Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (f4·19)
c9-05911naming 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. fxg5 Nf7 11. Rxf7 Kxf7 12. Nf2
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g5 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- Spot on — rook to f7 (+6.3).
- Precise: knight to f2 is the top choice (+6.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nf7, then Rxf7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #784.
SP-784 · 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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