Rescue the pawn to e4
li-05kuIPuzzle rating: 1504Theme: Save the piece: one of your pieces is attacked — find the best way to rescue it.
Black to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Save the piece: one of your pieces is attacked — find the best way to rescue it.
Black to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
40... e4 41. Qd2 fxe3
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e4 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
- Well found: pawn to e3 (+4.8).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Qd2, then fxe3 and you win the bishop.
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