Learn How to Win Material: Hanging Piece Tactics
This middlegame puzzle is about exploiting a hanging piece and a pin at the same time. White’s active bishop creates pressure, but Black can turn the position around by winning material with forcing play. The key idea is to notice when an undefended knight or rook can be captured because a defender is pinned or overloaded. In tactical positions like this, the best move is often not the most obvious check, but the move that removes the defender and wins a piece cleanly.