Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d7 (d1·4)
c9-12890naming 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
19. Rxd7+ Nxd7 20. Nxa6
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d7 keeps the pressure (+5.4).
- Well found: knight to a6 (+5.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nxd7, then Nxa6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #887.
SP-887 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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