Discovered attack: queen to e8
li-00yISPuzzle rating: 1099Theme: 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
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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