Pin: rook to a5
li-02hRjPuzzle rating: 1094Theme: 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. Rxa5 Rxa5 44. d8=Q
Why it works
- Great move! rook to a5 keeps the pressure (+3.2).
- Well found: pawn to d8 (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the pawn.
- If instead Rxa5, then d8=Q and you win the pawn.
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