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Castling-960 to the rescue on h1 (g1·6)

Shuffle Rating 1340Theme: Castling 960: the strongest move is to castle — drag the king onto its rook.
White to move — find the best continuation

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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

24. O-O e6 25. Bc4 Ke7 26. Bb5

Why it works

  • Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+2.5).
  • Spot on — bishop to c4 (+2.5).
  • A natural move: bishop to b5.
  • You reach a winning position (+2.4).
  • If instead Qxb4, then Bc4 and you stay on top.

About this position

These pieces come from starting position #32.

SP-32 · RampartGuard — A b- or g-file king and two knights on inner files (b–g).

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