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Win the hanging queen on g4

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Puzzle rating: 1886Theme: 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

22. Qxg4+ Kb8 23. Rxd1

Why it works

  • Great move! queen to g4 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
  • Well found: rook to d1 (+3.7).
  • You win a piece — the rook.
  • If instead Kb8, then Rxd1 and you win the rook.

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