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Win the hanging king on f3

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Puzzle rating: 1475Theme: Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
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White to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.

White to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

47. Kxf3 Kg1 48. Kxf4 h2 49. Ng3

Why it works

  • Great move! king to f3 keeps the pressure (+3.6).
  • Well found: king to f4 (+4.1).
  • Strong! knight to g3 is the sharp choice (+4.6).
  • You win a piece — the knight.
  • If instead Kg1, then Kxf4 and you win the knight.

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