Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h4 (f3·15)
c9-07688naming 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
14. Nxh4 g5 15. fxg5 O-O-O 16. Bf3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to h4 keeps the pressure (+6.9).
- Spot on — pawn to g5 (+6.8).
- A natural move: bishop to f3.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead g5, then fxg5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #37.
SP-37 · RampartScout — A wing-file king (b or g) and at least one corner knight: the rarest of the six families, just 72 positions.
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