Rescue the queen to e3
li-0IoU4Puzzle rating: 2016Theme: 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
19. Qxe3 Rxe3 20. Rxe3 Bc5 21. Re1
Why it works
- Great move! queen to e3 keeps the pressure (+2.7).
- Well found: rook to e3 (+2.8).
- Strong! rook to e1 is the sharp choice (+2.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxe3, then Rxe3 and you win the queen.
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