Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f5 (f1·7)
c9-06328naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1150Theme: 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
8. Rxf5 Rxf5 9. Qxf5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f5 keeps the pressure (+2.0).
- Well found: queen to f5 (+2.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxf5, then Qxf5 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #832.
SP-832 · 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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