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Discovered attack: knight to e5

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Puzzle rating: 1736Theme: Discovered attack: one piece steps aside, unleashing another's attack.
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White to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Discovered attack: one piece steps aside, unleashing another's attack.

White to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

24. Nxe5 dxe5 25. Nf6+ gxf6 26. Qxd7

Why it works

  • Great move! knight to e5 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
  • Well found: knight to f6 (+4.4).
  • Strong! queen to d7 is the sharp choice (+4.3).
  • You win a piece — the queen.
  • If instead dxe5, then Nf6+ and you stay on top.

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