Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (e4·64)
sf-u-0249Puzzle 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
14. exf5 Nc7 15. Ne2 Ncd5 16. Kf1
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to f5 keeps the pressure (+7.0).
- knight to e2 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: king to f1.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nc7, then Ne2 and you win the queen.
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