Rescue the pawn to g5
li-0LsozPuzzle rating: 2313Theme: 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
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.
Similar puzzles
Free, no ads · Android 8.0+ · coming soon to Google Play