Castling-960 to the rescue on c1 (e1)
c9-14597naming 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-O c4 19. Nfe3 Qg6 20. Rde1
Why it works
- Great move! king to c1 keeps the pressure (+1.3).
- knight to e3 develops smoothly.
- Precise: rook to e1 is the top choice (+0.9).
- You reach a winning position (+0.9).
- If instead c4, then Nfe3 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #784.
SP-784 · 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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