Skewer: queen to g7
li-02tfsPuzzle rating: 1346Theme: 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
44. Qg7+ Kf5 45. Qxd4
Why it works
- Great move! queen to g7 keeps the pressure (+8.4).
- Well found: queen to d4 (+12.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kf5, then Qxd4 and you win the queen.
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