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Rescue the pawn to g4

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Puzzle rating: 2336Theme: Save the piece: one of your pieces is attacked — find the best way to rescue it.
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White to move — find the best continuation

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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

35. g4 c3 36. Rxc3 Nxg4 37. Rxc8

Why it works

  • Great move! pawn to g4 keeps the pressure (+2.7).
  • Well found: rook to c3 (+3.7).
  • Strong! rook to c8 is the sharp choice (+3.3).
  • You win a piece — the rook.
  • If instead c3, then Rxc3 and you stay on top.

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