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Discovered attack: knight to f3 (d4·2)

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Puzzle rating: 1559Theme: Discovered attack: one piece steps aside, unleashing another's attack.
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Black to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Discovered attack: one piece steps aside, unleashing another's attack.

Black to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

33... Nf3+ 34. e5 Nxd2 35. exf6 Nxf1

Why it works

  • Great move! knight to f3 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
  • Well found: knight to d2 (+4.9).
  • Strong! knight to f1 is the sharp choice (+4.9).
  • You win a piece — the queen.
  • If instead e5, then Nxd2 and you win the queen.

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