Castling-960 to the rescue on g8
c9-11125Puzzle rating: 1280Theme: Castling 960: the strongest move is to castle — drag the king onto its rook.
Black to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Castling 960: the strongest move is to castle — drag the king onto its rook.
Black to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
16... O-O+ 17. Kxe1 h4 18. Bc2 hxg3
Why it works
- Great move! king to g8 keeps the pressure (+3.4).
- pawn to h4 develops smoothly.
- Precise: pawn to g3 is the top choice (+3.6).
- You reach a winning position (+3.6).
- If instead Kxe1, then h4 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #305.
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