Castling-960 to the rescue on a1 (d1·12)
c9-20713naming 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-O Bf5 25. Re1+ Be4 26. Bxe4
Why it works
- Sensible development: king to c1.
- Spot on — rook to e1 (#4).
- Precise: bishop to e4 is the top choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Bf5, then Re1+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #695.
SP-695 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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