Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e5 (f3·9)
c9-07622naming 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
15. Nxe5 O-O 16. Nd7 Ra8 17. Qxc7
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e5 keeps the pressure (+6.5).
- knight to d7 develops smoothly.
- Precise: queen to c7 is the top choice (+7.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead dxe5, then Bb4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #376.
SP-376 · 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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