Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f3 (g2·28)
c9-14766naming 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
12. gxf3 Qf7 13. cxd4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to f3 keeps the pressure (+2.8).
- Spot on — pawn to d4 (+2.7).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Qf7, then cxd4 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #550.
SP-550 · 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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