Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c7 (d5·24)
c9-15865naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1150Theme: 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. Nxc7+ Bxc7 17. Bxf7+
Why it works
- Great move! knight to c7 keeps the pressure (+3.7).
- Well found: bishop to f7 (+3.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxc7, then Bxf7+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #70.
SP-70 · 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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