Win the hanging queen on b2
li-03LpJPuzzle rating: 1909Theme: 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
17. Qxb2 Bc5+ 18. Rd4
Why it works
- Best move. queen to b2 is exactly what the engine plays (+3.6).
- Well found: rook to d4 (+4.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bc5+, then Rd4 and you win the rook.
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