Castling-960 to the rescue on h1 (g1·10)
c9-10255naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1480Theme: 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
25. O-O Qxh3 26. Rxd3
Why it works
- Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+3.1).
- Well found: rook to d3 (+3.9).
- You reach a winning position (+3.9).
- If instead Qxh3, then Rxd3 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #405.
SP-405 · RampartGuard — King pushed to the b- or g-file, knights off the edges — 144 positions here.
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