Castling-960 to the rescue on c8 (g8·2)
c9-17557Puzzle 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
22... O-O-O 23. b5 Nd4 24. Qa3 d6
Why it works
- Great move! king to c8 keeps the pressure (+4.4).
- knight to d4 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to d6.
- You reach a winning position (+4.7).
- If instead Qd3, then cxb4 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #129.
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