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Skewer the King and Queen

Theme: Skewer | Difficulty: hard

White to move. Check the king, then win the piece behind it.

Answer Key

Solution: Ra8+ Ke7 Rxh8

Ra8+ checks the king on the back rank. The pawns on d7 and f7 block every other escape square, so Ke7 is forced. Once the king steps off the 8th rank, the rook captures the queen on h8 — a skewer.