Win the hanging queen on a8 (d5)
li-0NZaNPuzzle rating: 1985Theme: Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
26. Qxa8+ Kh7 27. Qf8 f6 28. Qxe7
Why it works
- Great move! queen to a8 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- Well found: queen to f8 (+5.8).
- Strong! queen to e7 is the sharp choice (+6.1).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kh7, then Qf8 and you win the rook.
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