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Discovered attack: queen to e8

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Puzzle rating: 1099Theme: Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
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White to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.

White to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

43. Qe8+ Bg8 44. Rxd3

Why it works

  • Great move! queen to e8 keeps the pressure (+4.5).
  • Well found: rook to d3 (+4.8).
  • You win a piece — the rook.
  • If instead Bg8, then Rxd3 and you win the rook.

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