[Event "Chess tactics 2: Removing the defender of a position"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/K6WHdd1p/U5tFtzAk"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/realhercules"] [FEN "1q1k4/pp4p1/5n2/8/8/1NB5/PP2RPPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2020.04.28"] [UTCTime "21:17:57"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/K6WHdd1p/U5tFtzAk"] [Orientation "white"] { The black knight is defending e8 and white needs to get rid of it. } { [%csl Re8][%cal Gc3f6,Rf6e8] } 1. Bxf6+ gxf6 { The g7 Pawn has recaptured the white Bishop in retaliation, but now, because the e8 square is undefended, the white Rook can move straight to it and skewer the black King and Queen. The black King must move, after which White will take the black Queen. } { [%csl Ge8,Rb8][%cal Ge2e8] } 2. Re8+ { As you can see, the while Rook is backing up the Rook on e8 } 2... Kc7 3. Rxb8 { 1-0 } *