Learn How to Exploit an X-Ray Attack: Decisive Material Gain
This middlegame puzzle comes from the Slav Defense and shows how an x-ray attack can turn a seemingly normal position into a decisive material win. The key idea is that one piece is lining up pressure through another, creating a hidden tactical vulnerability on the back rank and along the a-file. White’s active queen and rook coordination make the opponent’s defenses overloaded, so the position collapses once the tactical sequence begins.