Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f1 (g1·2)
c9-06659naming 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
13. Rxf1 Bc6 14. Rf8+ Kd7 15. Rxa8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f1 keeps the pressure (+5.5).
- Spot on — rook to f8 (+5.5).
- Precise: rook to a8 is the top choice (+5.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bc6, then Rf8+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #551.
SP-551 · 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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