Castling-960 to the rescue on e8
c9-14826Puzzle rating: 1340Theme: 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
23... O-O 24. Be4 Rc8 25. Kb1 Qxd2
Why it works
- Great move! king to g8 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- rook to c8 develops smoothly.
- Precise: queen to d2 is the top choice (+5.1).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Be4, then Rc8 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #335.
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