Pin: king to g7
li-07dRYPuzzle rating: 1706Theme: 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... Kxg7 21. Rg1+ Kf7 22. Qh7+ Ke8
Why it works
- Great move! king to g7 keeps the pressure (+3.0).
- Well found: king to f7 (+3.1).
- Strong! king to e8 is the sharp choice (+3.4).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rg1+, then Kf7 and you win the rook.
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