Win the hanging pawn on e4
li-05O47Puzzle rating: 1923Theme: 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
28. fxe4 Rxd5 29. Rxh2 Rd2+ 30. Kg1
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e4 keeps the pressure (+4.4).
- Well found: rook to h2 (+4.7).
- Strong! king to g1 is the sharp choice (+4.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxd5, then Rxh2 and you win the queen.
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