Open in the app

Win the hanging bishop on f8

li-0OYyi
Puzzle rating: 2487Theme: Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
Black to move — find the best continuation

Solve in the app

The tactical motive

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

Black to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

37... Bxf8 38. g6 Nc5 39. Bf2 Ne6

Why it works

  • Great move! bishop to f8 keeps the pressure (+1.9).
  • Well found: knight to c5 (+2.1).
  • A natural move: knight to e6.
  • You win a piece — the rook.
  • If instead g6, then Nc5 and you win the rook.

Similar puzzles

Free, no ads · Android 8.0+ · coming soon to Google Play

Embed

Copy this code to embed the board on your site: