Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e3 (d5)
c9-21926naming 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. Nxe3 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e3 keeps the pressure (+7.8).
- Spot on — king to f1 (+7.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxf1+, then Kxf1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #70.
SP-70 · 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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