Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e6 (g7)
sf-u-0273Puzzle rating: 1010Theme: 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
21. Nxe6+ Kc8 22. Nxc7 Kxc7 23. Qd6+
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e6 keeps the pressure (+7.8).
- Well found: knight to c7 (+8.2).
- Precise: queen to d6 is the top choice (+8.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kc8, then Nxc7 and you win the queen.
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