Castling-960 to the rescue on h8 (e8·4)
c9-20313naming 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
17... O-O 18. Qg3 g6 19. Nh6+ Kg7
Why it works
- Great move! king to g8 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- pawn to g6 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: king to g7.
- You reach a winning position (+4.2).
- If instead Qg3, then g6 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #693.
SP-693 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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