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Win the Pinned Knight

Theme: Pin | Difficulty: medium

White to move. Black's knight can't legally move — find the way to win it.

Answer Key

Solution: Qxa5+

The knight on a5 is pinned to the king by the white rook on a1 along the a-file — it is not allowed to move at all. The white queen simply captures it along the 5th rank with Qxa5+.