Tactic Motif V: Skewer

The Skewer (Fr: Enfilade) consists in winning a piece located behind another one.

Adams-Anand 2005 (Corsica Rapid) Black to play

1..Rh1+! (using also the decoy theme, see previous posts)

2 Qxh1 Ra1+ Winning the queen.

This neat tactical point ensured that Anand won the game and the match moving forward in the competition

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Black to play and win