Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·55)
c9-18515naming 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
18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Nxd7
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to c5 keeps the pressure (+2.7).
- Well found: knight to d7 (+4.0).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Qxc5, then Nxd7 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #15.
SP-15 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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