Castling-960 to the rescue on g1 (c1)
c9-14336naming 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
18. O-O Qxb2 19. Bd3 Qc3 20. Rfd1
Why it works
- Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+2.2).
- Well found: bishop to d3 (+2.2).
- A natural move: rook to d1.
- You reach a winning position (+2.4).
- If instead d4, then Ng2 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #760.
SP-760 · BastionGuard — Both knights begin inside the board while the king stands on c or f; a position and its mirror twin share this family.
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