Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e4 (c5)
c9-01091Puzzle rating: 1065Theme: 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
10. Nxe4 h6 11. Nf6 hxg5 12. hxg5
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e4 keeps the pressure (+2.9).
- knight to f6 develops smoothly.
- Precise: pawn to g5 is the top choice (+3.2).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead d6, then Be2 and you win the knight.
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