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Win the Pinned Rook

Theme: Pin | Difficulty: hard

White to move. Black's rook on e8 can't move without exposing the king — capture it.

Answer Key

Solution: Rexe8+

The rook on e8 is pinned along the 8th rank by White's rook on a8 — if it moved, the king on g8 would be in check. The other white rook, on e1, simply captures it along the e-file with check.