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Rescue the pawn to g5

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Puzzle rating: 2313Theme: Save the piece: one of your pieces is attacked — find the best way to rescue it.
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White to move — find the best continuation

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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

26. g5 Qxg5+ 27. Rg2 Rfe8 28. Rxg5

Why it works

  • Great move! pawn to g5 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
  • Well found: rook to g2 (+5.7).
  • Strong! rook to g5 is the sharp choice (+5.7).
  • You win a piece — the queen.
  • If instead Qxg5+, then Rg2 and you stay on top.

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