Skewer: queen to h8
li-01qfUPuzzle rating: 842Theme: Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
17. Qxh8+ Ke7 18. Qxa8
Why it works
- Great move! queen to h8 keeps the pressure (+3.8).
- Well found: queen to a8 (+4.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ke7, then Qxa8 and you win the rook.
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