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Win the Pinned Bishop

Theme: Pin | Difficulty: medium

White to move. Black's bishop on f6 is stuck — take it.

Answer Key

Solution: gxf6

The white bishop on b2 pins the black bishop on f6 to the king on h8 along the long diagonal, so the black bishop cannot move away. The pawn on g5 simply captures it with gxf6.