Castling-960 to the rescue on h8 (f8·3)
c9-17043Puzzle rating: 1150Theme: 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
10... O-O+ 11. Nf2 Rxf2#
Why it works
- Great move! king to g8 keeps the pressure (#1).
- Spot on — rook to f2 (#).
- The line ends in a forced mate in 2.
- If instead Nf2, then Rxf2# and it is mate.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #68.
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