Castling-960 to the rescue on c8 (d8)
c9-11514naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1280Theme: 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
11... O-O-O+ 12. Nd2 Bxh3 13. O-O-O axb6
Why it works
- Great move! king to c8 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- Spot on — bishop to h3 (+5.8).
- Precise: pawn to b6 is the top choice (+6.1).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Bd4, then Bxh3 and you win the bishop.
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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