Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a6 (c5)
c9-17859naming 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
19. Nxa6 Ba7 20. Qxa5
Why it works
- Great move! knight to a6 keeps the pressure (+2.1).
- Spot on — queen to a5 (+2.1).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Ba7, then Qxa5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #64.
SP-64 · BastionGuard — Both knights begin inside the board while the king stands on c or f; a position and its mirror twin share this family.
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