Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g6 (f5·19)
sf-u-0093Puzzle 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
11. fxg6 Be6 12. g7 Rg8 13. Qh7
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g6 keeps the pressure (+3.6).
- pawn to g7 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: queen to h7.
- You reach a winning position (+4.0).
- If instead Qc7, then gxf7+ and you win the knight.
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