Castling-960 to the rescue on h1 (e1·2)
c9-14904naming 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
19. O-O Rd8 20. c4 Qb3 21. h3
Why it works
- Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+2.9).
- pawn to c4 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to h3.
- You reach a winning position (+3.3).
- If instead Kd7, then c4 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #549.
SP-549 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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