Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (f3·26)
c9-08151naming 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
5. fxe4 c5 6. Bxc5 b6 7. Ba3
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e4 keeps the pressure (+4.6).
- Spot on — bishop to c5 (+4.5).
- A natural move: bishop to a3.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead O-O-O, then Bc2 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #76.
SP-76 · 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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