Puzzle 53251: White to win

Henrique Mecking (2575) - Tan Lian Ann (2365)
Petropolis Interzonal Petropolis (4), 1973 Henrique Mecking (2575) - Tan Lian Ann (2365)
Petropolis Interzonal Petropolis (4), 1973

This is a Chess 960 position. Click your king to see which rooks can castle. Drop the king on the rook to castle. ?Help

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Main motif of this puzzle: Decoy into skewer

A decoy is a sacrifice that lures an opponent's piece to a square where it can be attacked in a subsequent tactic.

An attack on a piece is called a skewer, when moving it out of the attack would expose a piece (of equal or less value) behind it.

Learn more in this guide.

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Read more about the hint button in this blog post.

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Puzzle 53251: White to win

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