Rescue the pawn to b4
li-0I9fxPuzzle rating: 1893Theme: Save the piece: one of your pieces is attacked — find the best way to rescue it.
White 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.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
24. cxb4 Qxb4+ 25. Qb3 Qd2+ 26. Kb1
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to b4 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- Well found: queen to b3 (+3.9).
- Strong! king to b1 is the sharp choice (+3.8).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qxb4+, then Qb3 and you win the rook.
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