Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a4 (c3·23)
sf-u-0283Puzzle 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. Nxa4 g5 9. g4 h5 10. Nc3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to a4 keeps the pressure (+4.3).
- Spot on — pawn to g4 (+3.9).
- Precise: knight to c3 is the top choice (+3.6).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead g5, then Nc3 and you win the knight.
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