Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b3
c9-01867Puzzle rating: 1124Theme: 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. Nxb3 Rxh8 11. Qa4 Rc8 12. Qxa2
Why it works
- Great move! knight to b3 keeps the pressure (+6.2).
- queen to a4 develops smoothly.
- Precise: queen to a2 is the top choice (+6.3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead c5, then Qa4 and you win the queen.
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