Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a7 (a1)
c9-02305Puzzle rating: 1156Theme: 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
11. Qxa7 Ra8 12. Qc5 Nde4 13. Qxb5
Why it works
- Great move! queen to a7 keeps the pressure (+4.3).
- queen to c5 develops smoothly.
- Precise: queen to b5 is the top choice (+4.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead O-O, then Nde5 and you win the queen.
Similar puzzles
Free, no ads · Android 8.0+ · coming soon to Google Play