Skewer: bishop to g5 (h4)
li-06YU2Puzzle rating: 1511Theme: 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
43... Bg5+ 44. Ke1 Bxc1
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to g5 keeps the pressure (+2.0).
- Well found: bishop to c1 (+2.2).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Ke1, then Bxc1 and you win the knight.
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