Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a4 (c3·22)
c9-07952Puzzle rating: 1060Theme: 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
7. Nxa4 f4 8. gxf4 b5 9. fxe5
Why it works
- Great move! knight to a4 keeps the pressure (+6.9).
- Spot on — pawn to f4 (+6.8).
- Precise: pawn to e5 is the top choice (+6.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead f4, then O-O and you win the queen.
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