Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c6 (b4·6)
c9-16779naming 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
11. Nxc6 Qb6 12. Nxb8
Why it works
- Great move! knight to c6 keeps the pressure (+4.5).
- Well found: knight to b8 (+4.4).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qb6, then Nxb8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #611.
SP-611 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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