Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a5 (b4·17)
sf-u-0091Puzzle 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
22. bxa5 a3 23. Qxa3 Nd7 24. Qa4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to a5 keeps the pressure (+8.2).
- Spot on — queen to a3 (+8.9).
- A natural move: queen to a4.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ng6, then Qxa4+ and you win the queen.
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