Castling-960 to the rescue on a1 (e1·2)
c9-12207naming 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
27. O-O-O Kf8 28. exf5 Rxf5 29. Rhe1
Why it works
- Great move! king to c1 keeps the pressure (+4.0).
- Spot on — pawn to f5 (+4.0).
- A natural move: rook to e1.
- You reach a winning position (+3.8).
- If instead Qd7, then exf5 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #502.
SP-502 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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