Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b5 (a3·4)
c9-04138Puzzle rating: 1074Theme: 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
16. Nxb5 Nxb5 17. Qxb5 Qa7 18. Qc4
Why it works
- Great move! knight to b5 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Well found: queen to b5 (+5.4).
- A natural move: queen to c4.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead a4, then Bxd4 and you win the knight.
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