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Castling-960 to the rescue on h1 (g1·3)

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Puzzle rating: 1340Theme: Castling 960: the strongest move is to castle — drag the king onto its rook.
a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
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

22. O-O Rf6 23. Nd2 Rgg6 24. Rxf4

Why it works

  • Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+2.1).
  • Spot on — knight to d2 (+2.0).
  • Precise: rook to f4 is the top choice (+2.1).
  • You win a piece — the knight.
  • If instead Rf6, then Nd2 and you stay on top.

About this position

These pieces come from starting position #25.

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