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Skewer the King and Rook

Theme: Skewer | Difficulty: hard

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

Answer Key

Solution: Ra8+ Ke7 Rxg8

Ra8+ checks the king along the 8th rank. With d7 and f7 blocked by pawns, Ke7 is the only legal reply. That clears the rank so the rook can capture the rook on g8 next move.