Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h5 (g3·19)
c9-13423naming 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
16. Nxh5 f6 17. Bxf6
Why it works
- Great move! knight to h5 keeps the pressure (+2.5).
- Spot on — bishop to f6 (+2.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead f6, then Bxf6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #322.
SP-322 · 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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