Deflection: rook to h7
li-04O8qPuzzle rating: 1202Theme: 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
28. Rxh7+ Kxh7 29. Qxf6
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h7 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
- Well found: queen to f6 (+4.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kxh7, then Qxf6 and you win the queen.
Similar puzzles
Free, no ads · Android 8.0+ · coming soon to Google Play