Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f3 (f2·3)
c9-11609naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1650Theme: 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
16. Qxf3 gxf3 17. exf7+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f3 keeps the pressure (+6.1).
- Well found: pawn to f7 (+6.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead gxf3, then exf7+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #454.
SP-454 · 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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