Rescue the pawn to h5
li-0HlrePuzzle rating: 1852Theme: 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
20... gxh5 21. Bxe7 Bxe7 22. Bb3+ Kh8
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to h5 keeps the pressure (+3.0).
- Well found: bishop to e7 (+3.1).
- Strong! king to h8 is the sharp choice (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxe7, then Bxe7 and you win the queen.
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