Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e5 (d3·18)
c9-10488naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1110Theme: 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. Ne5 Nd6 13. Nxd7
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e5 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- Spot on — knight to d7 (+5.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nd6, then Nxd7 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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