Castling-960 to the rescue on h8 (d8·2)
sf-c-0063naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1470Theme: 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. gxh5 Nxd5 19. Qe1 Re8
Why it works
- Great move! king to g8 keeps the pressure (+2.1).
- Well found: knight to d5 (+2.6).
- Precise: rook to e8 is the top choice (+2.2).
- You reach a winning position (+2.2).
- If instead gxh5, then Nxd5 and you stay on top.
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