Pin: rook to d8
li-04wpiPuzzle rating: 1262Theme: Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind it.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind it.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
33. Rd8 Qxd8 34. Nxd8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d8 keeps the pressure (+6.1).
- Well found: knight to d8 (+6.3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxd8, then Nxd8 and you win the queen.
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