Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d7 (e5·20)
c9-25040naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1340Theme: 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. Nd7 O-O-O 19. Nxb6+
Why it works
- Great move! knight to d7 keeps the pressure (+6.5).
- Well found: knight to b6 (+7.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead O-O-O, then Nxb6+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #327.
SP-327 · ThroneScout — Centre-file king, rim knight: 204 of the 960 positions share this pattern.
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