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Win the hanging bishop on a4

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Puzzle rating: 1548Theme: Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
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White to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.

White to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

38. Bxa4 Nxd4 39. Nxd4

Why it works

  • Great move! bishop to a4 keeps the pressure (+3.3).
  • Well found: knight to d4 (+3.6).
  • You win a piece — the knight.
  • If instead Nxd4, then Nxd4 and you win the knight.

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