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Win the hanging pawn on f5

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Puzzle rating: 2577Theme: Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
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Black to move — find the best continuation

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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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