Trapped piece puzzles
A piece is trapped when every square it could move to is covered. Nothing has attacked it yet, but once something does, it is lost.
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Black to move. Find the best move.
Black is better in 2 moves. Puzzle rating 1305.
How to spot it
Bishops and knights on the edge of the board and queens deep in enemy territory get trapped most often. Count the piece's escape squares, then take them away.
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