Castling-960 to the rescue on h8 (g8·2)
c9-16287naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1340Theme: Castling 960: the strongest move is to castle — drag the king onto its rook.
Black to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Castling 960: the strongest move is to castle — drag the king onto its rook.
Black to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
31... O-O 32. Nb6 Qxa2 33. Be3 Bxe3
Why it works
- Great move! king to g8 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- Well found: queen to a2 (+4.4).
- Precise: bishop to e3 is the top choice (+3.5).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Re2, then Qxc1+ and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #421.
SP-421 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
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