Trap the bishop on g5
li-035Y0Shuffle Rating 1371Theme: Trapped piece: an enemy piece has no safe squares — catch it.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Trapped piece: an enemy piece has no safe squares — catch it.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
18. Bg5 Qxg5 19. Rxg5
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to g5 keeps the pressure (+4.4).
- Well found: rook to g5 (+4.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxg5, then Rxg5 and you win the queen.
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