Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (d4·74)
c9-06859naming 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
8. dxe5 Nc6 9. Be2 Nxe5 10. Bd4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e5 keeps the pressure (+5.9).
- bishop to e2 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: bishop to d4.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nc6, then O-O-O and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #94.
SP-94 · 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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