Deflection: rook to g6
li-0HfVQPuzzle rating: 2304Theme: Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
34. Rxg6+ Kh8 35. Rg8+ Rxg8 36. Qxf4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to g6 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- Well found: rook to g8 (+6.3).
- Strong! queen to f4 is the sharp choice (+6.3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kh8, then Rg8+ and you stay on top.
Similar puzzles
Free, no ads · Android 8.0+ · coming soon to Google Play