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Rescue the pawn to e3

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Puzzle rating: 2486Theme: 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

25. fxe3 Qg1+ 26. Ke2 Qh2+ 27. Ke1

Why it works

  • Great move! pawn to e3 keeps the pressure (+2.1).
  • king to e2 develops smoothly.
  • Strong! king to e1 is the sharp choice (+2.6).
  • You win a piece — the knight.
  • If instead Qg1+, then Ke2 and you win the knight.

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