Castling-960 to the rescue on h1 (f1·7)
c9-18864naming 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
26. O-O Qc6 27. Qg4 Qxg2+ 28. Qxg2
Why it works
- Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+6.6).
- Spot on — queen to g4 (+6.8).
- Precise: queen to g2 is the top choice (+6.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qe8, then Qxf6 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #516.
SP-516 · BastionGuard — King off-centre on c or f with both knights on inner files.
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