Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g5 (h3)
c9-00692Puzzle rating: 1081Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
8. Nxg5 O-O-O 9. Qa3 Bg6 10. e3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to g5 keeps the pressure (+7.0).
- Spot on — queen to a3 (+6.7).
- Precise: pawn to e3 is the top choice (+7.3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nf7, then Nxf7 and you win the queen.
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