Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f6 (f5)
c9-08383naming 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
9. Qxf6+ Be7 10. Qf1 Rf8 11. Bf2
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f6 keeps the pressure (+6.8).
- queen to f1 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: bishop to f2.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Be7, then Qf1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #478.
SP-478 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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