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Problem ID: 0043388
seminoleman
why not take the rook with the rook
servantofthelight
By taking with the knight, you only lose a minor piece (3 points). Contrarily, if you take with the rook, you lose 5 points with the retake.
mydogisbox
If you do Rxd8 then Bxf7 and black has a mate threat and an all-around strong attack on your king. View the Analysis & Source for more information.
pappyboyington
Phaedrus25
This is not a hanging piece. Please add a tag for Material Gain.
kiwichesskiwi
I tend to agree with you Phaedrus especially as chess.com definition says: "Hanging" is another way of saying "undefended" or "loose" in chess. A tactic that involves simply taking or exposing undefended pieces in some way would qualify. However others would say:
http://www.logicalchess.com/hcc/scholastics/tutorials/hanging.html
Maybe a moderator can help here?
irfkls
nice!!!