Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d5 (d4)
c9-07202naming 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
10. Rxd5 g5 11. Qe3+ Kf7 12. Rd1
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d5 keeps the pressure (+4.6).
- Spot on — queen to e3 (+4.4).
- A natural move: rook to d1.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nc7, then Rd1 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #220.
SP-220 · 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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