Trap the bishop on g4
li-05nh4Puzzle rating: 1581Theme: 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
16... Bg4 17. Qxb7 Rxb7
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to g4 keeps the pressure (+3.2).
- Well found: rook to b7 (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxb7, then Rxb7 and you win the queen.
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