Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h4 (g3·12)
c9-08009naming 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. gxh4 Ng6 7. h5 Nh4 8. Kf2
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to h4 keeps the pressure (+5.7).
- pawn to h5 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: king to f2.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ng6, then f4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #322.
SP-322 · 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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