Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a5 (b3·21)
c9-20867naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1110Theme: 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
8. Na5 Ke7 9. Nxb7
Why it works
- Great move! knight to a5 keeps the pressure (+4.0).
- Spot on — knight to b7 (+4.4).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ke7, then Nxb7 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #190.
SP-190 · 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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