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Win the hanging pawn on h3

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Puzzle rating: 2398Theme: 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

32. gxh3 Rg5+ 33. Kh2

Why it works

  • Great move! pawn to h3 keeps the pressure (+1.9).
  • Well found: king to h2 (+2.5).
  • You win a piece — the queen.
  • If instead Rg5+, then Kh2 and you win the queen.

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