Deflection: rook to h8
li-00L76Puzzle rating: 1182Theme: Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
38. Rh8+ Kg7 39. R1h7+ Kf6 40. Rxf8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h8 keeps the pressure (+4.4).
- Well found: rook to h7 (+4.8).
- Strong! rook to f8 is the sharp choice (+4.8).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kg7, then R1h7+ and you stay on top.
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