Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (d3·57)
sf-u-0333naming tag (square·N)Shuffle 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
13. dxe4 O-O-O 14. Ne3 Nf6 15. Bxf6
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e4 keeps the pressure (+6.7).
- knight to e3 develops smoothly.
- Precise: bishop to f6 is the top choice (+6.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nf6, then Bxf6+ and you win the queen.
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