Rescue the knight to e5
li-07ZAnPuzzle rating: 1433Theme: 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
61... Nxe5 62. g7 Ng6+ 63. Kf3 Ne7
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e5 keeps the pressure (+8.0).
- Well found: knight to g6 (+9.4).
- Strong! knight to e7 is the sharp choice (#28).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead g7, then Ng6+ and you win the knight.
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