Win the hanging pawn on f5
li-0HGt4Puzzle rating: 2577Theme: Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
Black to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
Black to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
24... exf5 25. Kf2 Rg4 26. e6+ Kxe6
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to f5 keeps the pressure (+2.3).
- Well found: rook to g4 (+2.8).
- Strong! king to e6 is the sharp choice (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kf2, then Rg4 and you win the rook.
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