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Castling-960 to the rescue on h1 (g1·10)

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Puzzle rating: 1480Theme: Castling 960: the strongest move is to castle — drag the king onto its rook.
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White to move — find the best continuation

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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

25. O-O Qxh3 26. Rxd3

Why it works

  • Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+3.1).
  • Well found: rook to d3 (+3.9).
  • You reach a winning position (+3.9).
  • If instead Qxh3, then Rxd3 and you stay on top.

About this position

These pieces come from starting position #405.

Explore position #405

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