Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f4 (d3·9)
c9-07849naming 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
6. Nxf4 O-O-O 7. Nb3 g6 8. h4
Why it works
- Great move! knight to f4 keeps the pressure (+2.4).
- knight to b3 develops smoothly.
- Precise: pawn to h4 is the top choice (+2.3).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead O-O-O, then Nb3 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #268.
SP-268 · 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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