Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d3 (d1)
c9-20732naming 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. Rxd3 Qxg3 19. fxg3
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d3 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- Spot on — pawn to g3 (+3.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxg3, then fxg3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #220.
SP-220 · 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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