Rescue the rook to e3
li-052VGPuzzle rating: 2560Theme: 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
26. Rxe3 Bf3 27. Rxf3 f4 28. Kg1
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e3 keeps the pressure (+2.9).
- Well found: rook to f3 (+3.1).
- Strong! king to g1 is the sharp choice (+3.2).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Bf3, then Rxf3 and you win the bishop.
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