Rescue the bishop to e3
li-07Jg5Puzzle rating: 1581Theme: Save the piece: one of your pieces is attacked — find the best way to rescue it.
White 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.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
19. Be3 Qd6 20. Qxb3
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e3 keeps the pressure (+3.4).
- Well found: queen to b3 (+3.5).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Qd6, then Qxb3 and you win the knight.
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