Castling-960 to the rescue on b8 (c8·3)
c9-20735Puzzle 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-O 24. d3 Nd2 25. Qf6 Nxb1
Why it works
- Great move! king to c8 keeps the pressure (+4.0).
- knight to d2 develops smoothly.
- Precise: knight to b1 is the top choice (+4.4).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead d3, then Nd2 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #254.
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