Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a4 (b3)
sf-u-0016Puzzle rating: 780Theme: Uncastled king: the enemy king is stuck in the centre — punish it before it castles.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Uncastled king: the enemy king is stuck in the centre — punish it before it castles.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
17. Qxa4+ Kd8 18. Qxa7 g5 19. Rfe1
Why it works
- Great move! queen to a4 keeps the pressure (+10.9).
- Spot on — queen to a7 (+11.3).
- Precise: rook to e1 is the top choice (+10.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kf8, then Qxa7 and you win the queen.
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