Castling-960 to the rescue on a8 (d8·3)
c9-12611naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1340Theme: 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
17... O-O-O 18. exd6 Rxd6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6+
Why it works
- Great move! king to c8 keeps the pressure (+4.7).
- Well found: rook to d6 (+5.0).
- Strong! queen to d6 is the sharp choice (+4.9).
- You reach a winning position (+4.9).
- If instead exd6, then Rxd6 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #511.
SP-511 · ThroneGuard — A central king (d or e) and two knights tucked onto inner files: the family that holds the standard array, SP-518.
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