Skewer along the 8th rank this time: check the king, win the rook behind it.
Qd8+! The king must abandon the back rank, and Qxh8 follows. Files, ranks, diagonals — skewers work on all of them.
The position, then the answer.
This lesson is one of 92 in the Grandmaster Academy — every one playable, with the pieces moving under your hand.
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