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Rook Takes the Hanging Queen

Theme: Hanging Piece | Difficulty: medium

White to move. Black's most valuable piece is undefended — take it!

Answer Key

Solution: Rxd8+

Even the strongest piece on the board can hang. Black's queen on d8 has no defender, so Rxd8+ captures it for free — always scan for the biggest hanging piece first.