Castling-960 to the rescue on g8 (f8·3)
c9-17370Puzzle 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. Nxe8 Rxe8 25. a3 Qe4
Why it works
- Great move! king to g8 keeps the pressure (+2.3).
- Well found: rook to e8 (+2.6).
- A natural move: queen to e4.
- You reach a winning position (+2.8).
- If instead a3, then Qd2 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #292.
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