Pin: rook to f8
li-02jDqPuzzle rating: 1762Theme: 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
39... Rbf8 40. Rf2 Rxf4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f8 keeps the pressure (+2.9).
- Well found: rook to f4 (+3.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rf2, then Rxf4 and you win the queen.
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