Pin: queen to h5
li-01PBgPuzzle rating: 1345Theme: Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind it.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind it.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
29. Qxh5+ Kg8 30. Qxh4
Why it works
- Brilliant! The queen on h5 is a sacrifice that works — you are winning (+3.2).
- Well found: queen to h4 (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Kg8, then Qxh4 and you win the knight.
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