Rescue the rook to d1 (d8)
li-0LnAJPuzzle rating: 2559Theme: 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... Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxf5 25. Rd8+ Kf7
Why it works
- Brilliant! The rook on d1 is a sacrifice that works — you are winning (+3.2).
- Well found: rook to f5 (+3.7).
- Strong! king to f7 is the sharp choice (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxd1, then Rxf5 and you win the rook.
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