Win the hanging queen on e1
li-05ribPuzzle rating: 1486Theme: Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
Black to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
Black to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
20... Qxe1+ 21. Qf1 Qxf1+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to e1 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Well found: queen to f1 (+4.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qf1, then Qxf1+ and you win the queen.
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