Castling-960 to the rescue on h8 (d8)
c9-15748Puzzle 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
21... O-O 22. h3 Be6 23. Kh2 h6
Why it works
- Great move! king to g8 keeps the pressure (+2.7).
- bishop to e6 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to h6.
- You reach a winning position (+2.7).
- If instead h3, then Be6 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #74.
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