Castling-960 to the rescue on g1 (f1·10)
sf-c-0079Puzzle 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
18. O-O Qb6 19. Qc1 Rxf2 20. Kh1
Why it works
- Great move! king to g1 keeps the pressure (+1.7).
- queen to c1 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: king to h1.
- You reach a winning position (+2.0).
- If instead Qb6, then Qc1 and you stay on top.
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