Pin: rook to e6 (e8)
li-01MhRPuzzle rating: 2061Theme: Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind it.
Black to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind it.
Black to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
31... R8e6 32. Rxe1 Rxg6
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e6 keeps the pressure (+3.7).
- Well found: rook to g6 (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxe1, then Rxg6 and you win the queen.
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