Castling-960 to the rescue on h1 (g1·11)
c9-22581Puzzle rating: 1570Theme: Castling 960: the strongest move is to castle — drag the king onto its rook.
White to move — find the best continuation
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
16. O-O+ Ke7 17. Ba3 Rg8 18. bxc4 Qc6 19. Qe5
Why it works
- Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+2.6).
- bishop to a3 develops smoothly.
- Precise: pawn to c4 is the top choice (+3.9).
- Sensible development: queen to e5.
- You reach a winning position (+4.6).
- If instead Ke7, then Ba3 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #37.
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