Castling-960 to the rescue on a1 (d1·15)
c9-23718naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1480Theme: 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
13. O-O-O Nd6 14. cxd6
Why it works
- Great move! king to c1 keeps the pressure (+4.4).
- Spot on — pawn to d6 (+4.3).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Nd6, then cxd6 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #607.
SP-607 · ThroneGuard — A central king (d or e) and two knights tucked onto inner files: the family that holds the standard array, SP-518.
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