Castling-960 to the rescue on f1 (e1)
c9-08263Puzzle rating: 1078Theme: Castling 960: the strongest move is to castle — drag the king onto its rook.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Castling 960: the strongest move is to castle — drag the king onto its rook.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
10. O-O Nxg2 11. Kxg2 cxd6 12. Ng3
Why it works
- Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- Spot on — king to g2 (+4.5).
- A natural move: knight to g3.
- You reach a winning position (+4.3).
- If instead cxd6, then Ng3 and you stay on top.
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