Castling-960 to the rescue on h1 (g1·7)
c9-19261naming 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 Qxh4 28. Rxf7 Qd4+ 29. Kf1
Why it works
- Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+4.4).
- Spot on — rook to f7 (+4.6).
- A natural move: king to f1.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qxh4, then Rxf7 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #5.
SP-5 · RampartGuard — A wing king (b/g) with no knight on the a- or h-file.
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