Rescue the knight to e5 (f3)
li-08xUVPuzzle rating: 1845Theme: 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
16. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 17. Kxf1 Qf6+ 18. Nf3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e5 keeps the pressure (+2.7).
- Well found: king to f1 (+2.8).
- Strong! knight to f3 is the sharp choice (+2.8).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxf1+, then Kxf1 and you win the rook.
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