Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g3 (f2·9)
c9-05978naming 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
11. fxg3 Rb8 12. Nxd5 Rb7 13. d3
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g3 keeps the pressure (+3.3).
- Spot on — knight to d5 (+3.4).
- A natural move: pawn to d3.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Rb8, then Nxd5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #790.
SP-790 · 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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