Skewer: rook to b8 (b5)
li-04X1bPuzzle rating: 996Theme: 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
66. Rb8+ Ke7 67. Rxg8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to b8 keeps the pressure (+5.9).
- Well found: rook to g8 (+6.3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ke7, then Rxg8 and you win the rook.
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