Castling-960 to the rescue on e1 (d1)
c9-10991naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1340Theme: 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
12. O-O Nc5 13. Qf3 Nxe4 14. c4
Why it works
- Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+2.1).
- queen to f3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to c4.
- You reach a winning position (+2.4).
- If instead Nc5, then Qf3 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #94.
SP-94 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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