Castling-960 to the rescue on g1 (f1·7)
c9-16013naming 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
27. O-O Qe4 28. f3 Qxf5 29. gxf5+
Why it works
- Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+4.0).
- Well found: pawn to f3 (+4.3).
- Strong! pawn to f5 is the sharp choice (+4.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qe4, then f3 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #19.
SP-19 · BastionGuard — The king starts one file off-centre, on c or f, with neither knight in a corner.
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