Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d6 (e4·14)
sf-u-0229naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1090Theme: 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. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Qxd8#
Why it works
- Great move! knight to d6 keeps the pressure (#1).
- Spot on — queen to d8 (#).
- The line ends in a forced mate in 2.
- If instead Kf8, then Qxd8# and it is mate.
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