Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (d3·35)
c9-06384naming 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
16. dxe4 Bg5+ 17. Kc2 Nd2 18. Qh3
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e4 keeps the pressure (+4.5).
- king to c2 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: queen to h3.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bg5+, then Kc2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #647.
SP-647 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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