Castling-960 to the rescue on a1 (e1·3)
c9-13582naming 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
22. O-O-O Bg4 23. Bd5 Rae8 24. Bf3
Why it works
- Great move! king to c1 keeps the pressure (+3.4).
- bishop to d5 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: bishop to f3.
- You reach a winning position (+3.7).
- If instead Bg4, then Bd5 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #431.
SP-431 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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