Capture the defender

A defender is a piece that guards something you want: a mating square, a hanging piece, or a promotion square. Capturing that defender, even at the cost of material, removes the guard.

Name the piece that stops your idea. If you can take it with check, the opponent may not have time to replace the guard.

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Puzzle rating 942 · played 1,110 times in the source set

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