Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6 (f5·17)
c9-09664naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
11. fxe6 Ke7 12. exd7
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e6 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- Well found: pawn to d7 (+3.7).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Ke7, then exd7 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #340.
SP-340 · 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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