Pin: queen to g5 (e3)
li-0FSzMPuzzle rating: 2036Theme: Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind it.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind it.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
23. Qg5 Qxf6 24. Rxf6
Why it works
- Best move. queen to g5 is exactly what the engine plays (+3.8).
- Well found: rook to f6 (+3.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxf6, then Rxf6 and you win the queen.
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