Pin: king to g2
li-0953KPuzzle rating: 1970Theme: Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind it.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind it.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
45. Kg2 Rxg3+ 46. hxg3
Why it works
- Best move. king to g2 is exactly what the engine plays (+0.6).
- Well found: pawn to g3 (+1.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxg3+, then hxg3 and you win the rook.
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