Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d6 (e4·6)
c9-06788naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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. Nxd6+ Ke7 12. Nxc8+
Why it works
- Great move! knight to d6 keeps the pressure (+6.3).
- Well found: knight to c8 (+6.3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ke7, then Nxc8+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #640.
SP-640 · 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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