Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g8 (g4)
c9-08589naming 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
12. Rxg8 Nh6 13. Rf8 Qe6 14. b3
Why it works
- Great move! rook to g8 keeps the pressure (+4.4).
- rook to f8 develops smoothly.
- Precise: pawn to b3 is the top choice (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nh6, then Rf8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #820.
SP-820 · 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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