Find the decisive blow (difficulty 1595)
White to move
Show solution
- a8–g2 key move
- e8–c6
- e3–d5
- c8–d7
- a1–b3
- e7–e6
- d5–f4
- c6–g2
What makes it
A 3-point sacrifice tears the position open and wins. No check, no capture: just a quiet move, and the defence caves in. The forced line runs 8 plies.