Rescue the queen to g5
li-0HOKGPuzzle rating: 2454Theme: Save the piece: one of your pieces is attacked — find the best way to rescue it.
Black 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.
Black to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
23... Qg5 24. Qe6+ Kc7 25. Qe7+ Qxe7
Why it works
- Great move! queen to g5 keeps the pressure (+6.2).
- Well found: king to c7 (+7.6).
- Strong! queen to e7 is the sharp choice (+8.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qe6+, then Kc7 and you stay on top.
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