Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (g3·57)
sf-u-0152Puzzle rating: 1280Theme: 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
9. gxf4 Bh4+ 10. Bf2 Bxf2+ 11. Rxf2
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to f4 keeps the pressure (+2.8).
- bishop to f2 develops smoothly.
- Precise: rook to f2 is the top choice (+3.1).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead O-O-O, then Nxd6+ and you win the rook.
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