Trap the bishop on e5
li-03mqPPuzzle rating: 1639Theme: Trapped piece: an enemy piece has no safe squares — catch it.
Black to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Trapped piece: an enemy piece has no safe squares — catch it.
Black to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
27... Be5 28. Qxe5 Nxe5
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to e5 keeps the pressure (+3.3).
- Well found: knight to e5 (+3.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxe5, then Nxe5 and you win the queen.
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