Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e4 (c3·17)
c9-13866naming 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
10. Nxe4 Bxa1 11. Rxa1
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e4 keeps the pressure (+5.2).
- Well found: rook to a1 (+5.1).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Bxa1, then Rxa1 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #226.
SP-226 · 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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