Rescue the pawn to g4
li-0FjlQPuzzle rating: 2336Theme: 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
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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