Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d6 (e5·19)
sf-u-0177Puzzle 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
8. exd6 O-O 9. Nf5 Ng6 10. O-O
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d6 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- knight to f5 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: king to g1.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ng6, then f5 and you win the queen.
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