Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h6 (f5)
c9-07800naming 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. Nxh6 e5 16. Nf5 Bb4 17. a3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to h6 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Spot on — knight to f5 (+4.9).
- Precise: pawn to a3 is the top choice (+4.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead O-O-O, then Nf5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #604.
SP-604 · 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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