Win the hanging pawn on a3
li-02o0CPuzzle rating: 1480Theme: 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
20. bxa3 Rxb1+ 21. Nxb1
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to a3 keeps the pressure (+2.8).
- Well found: knight to b1 (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxb1+, then Nxb1 and you win the rook.
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