Skewer: queen to a3 (e3)
li-0DBp4Puzzle rating: 1815Theme: Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
26. Qa3+ c5 27. dxc6+ Kxc6 28. Qxe7
Why it works
- Great move! queen to a3 keeps the pressure (+7.4).
- Well found: pawn to c6 (+7.6).
- Strong! queen to e7 is the sharp choice (+7.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead c5, then dxc6+ and you stay on top.
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