Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d5 (c3·26)
c9-07537naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: 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
7. Nd5 O-O-O 8. Nxf6
Why it works
- Great move! knight to d5 keeps the pressure (+5.4).
- Well found: knight to f6 (+5.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead O-O-O, then Nxf6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #82.
SP-82 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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