Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h8 (h1·4)
c9-16253naming 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
9. Rxh8 Ke8 10. Rxg8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h8 keeps the pressure (+3.0).
- Well found: rook to g8 (+3.1).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Ke8, then Rxg8 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #790.
SP-790 · 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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