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Win the hanging rook on f3

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Puzzle rating: 1822Theme: Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
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White to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.

White to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

75. Rxf3 Bg4 76. Ke2 Kd4 77. Kf2

Why it works

  • Great move! rook to f3 keeps the pressure (+5.5).
  • Well found: king to e2 (+5.7).
  • Strong! king to f2 is the sharp choice (+6.1).
  • You win a piece — the rook.
  • If instead Bg4, then Ke2 and you win the rook.

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