Castling-960 to the rescue on a1 (e1·6)
c9-25515naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1760Theme: 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
14. O-O-O g6 15. exd5 gxf5 16. dxc6+ Kg6 17. g4
Why it works
- Great move! king to c1 keeps the pressure (+2.2).
- Spot on — pawn to d5 (+2.2).
- Precise: pawn to c6 is the top choice (+2.3).
- Sensible development: pawn to g4.
- You reach a winning position (+2.5).
- If instead g6, then exd5 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #509.
SP-509 · 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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