Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f2 (d3·4)
c9-24659naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
14. Nxf2 Bxg2 15. Rg1 Qxh4 16. Rxg2 g5 17. fxg5
Why it works
- Great move! knight to f2 keeps the pressure (+3.7).
- Well found: rook to g1 (+3.9).
- Precise: rook to g2 is the top choice (+3.8).
- Best move. pawn to g5 is exactly what the engine plays (+3.7).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Bxg2, then Rg1 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #610.
SP-610 · 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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