Castling-960 to the rescue on h1 (f1·8)
c9-20396naming 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
24. O-O Qe3+ 25. Qxe3 Nxe3 26. Rxf8+
Why it works
- Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
- Spot on — queen to e3 (+5.2).
- Strong! rook to f8 is the sharp choice (+5.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ba7, then gxf5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #200.
SP-200 · BastionGuard — A c- or f-file king and two knights on inner files (b–g).
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