Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (e3·42)
c9-08673naming 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
4. exf4 b6 5. O-O Ng6 6. d4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to f4 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- king to g1 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to d4.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead b5, then O-O and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #868.
SP-868 · 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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