Castling-960 to the rescue on c1
c9-09575Shuffle Rating 1150Theme: 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
9. O-O-O+ Ke8 10. gxf3 Nf6 11. Bc3
Why it works
- Great move! king to c1 keeps the pressure (+2.5).
- Spot on — pawn to f3 (+2.4).
- A natural move: bishop to c3.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Ke8, then gxf3 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #872.
SP-872 · ThroneScout — The king starts on d or e while at least one knight begins in a corner.
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