Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c3
c9-06866Shuffle 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
11. Rxc3 Rf8 12. Kf1 Nd4 13. Qf4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to c3 keeps the pressure (+4.6).
- Spot on — king to f1 (+4.4).
- A natural move: queen to f4.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Na4, then Rcc1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #280.
SP-280 · 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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