Queen sacrifice that activates the rooks

Objective: White to move. Find the combination and preserve an advantage of at least 2.5.

Position and task condition

The black king stands behind the f6-knight, while White’s rooks are ready to enter the e-file. Decide whether a material sacrifice creates enough forcing tempi.

Theme: Removal of the defender and e-file attack

Vladimir Kramnik – Igor Saric · 1991 · Leningrad

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