Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e4 (d2·5)
c9-08199naming 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
10. Nxe4 e5 11. fxe5 fxe5 12. e3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e4 keeps the pressure (+6.4).
- Spot on — pawn to e5 (+6.6).
- Precise: pawn to e3 is the top choice (+6.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead O-O-O, then Nc3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #622.
SP-622 · 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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