Skewer: queen to h1 (c6)
li-04eUNPuzzle rating: 1621Theme: Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
Black to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
Black to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
22... Qh1+ 23. Kf2 Qxh2+ 24. Ke1 Qxc2
Why it works
- Great move! queen to h1 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- Well found: queen to h2 (+5.9).
- Strong! queen to c2 is the sharp choice (+5.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kf2, then Qxh2+ and you stay on top.
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