Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h2 (g4)
sf-u-0336naming 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
16. Nxh2 O-O 17. Ng4 Nh5 18. Ke1
Why it works
- Great move! knight to h2 keeps the pressure (+7.7).
- knight to g4 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: king to e1.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nde6, then Ng4 and you win the queen.
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