yeahhhhh its really a thrill when you can snag the opponent's Queen and declare this game in the bag, its the stuff dreams are made of if youre a professional chess player on the circuit. Game, set and match... or.......is it?

This is why this isnt so much a puzzle but a tutorial so bear with me.

Obviously, im gonna take the Queen, BxQ, and the most direct answer will be ..BxP(d4)+ and a deadly fork at least securing a rook for its troubles. (KH1, ..BxP(b2)) now lets look at the board... hard to do without a real board but try. Thats the really tough thing about chess is its observation, you have to think 2-3, sometimes 5 or more moves ahead, anticipating what the other player will do, at all times. So... lets visualize... wheres the threat after these moves, and what can White do?

Answer: push a pawn. youre not gonna save the rook anyway, and the name of the game is resignation, not worrying about how many pieces someone's got. Best move here now is F6

A powerful stroke of brilliance... this guarantees now that the bishop you took the queen with is perfectly safe. (if ..g7xB??, Qg4+ and mate on the next move) Black has little choice but take the rook for its efforts and get into a losing game after Nd2.

to be clear, this game was LOST after BxQ - but its still anyone's game... it doesnt matter what pieces whoever's got, what matters is the end, when one screams "enough!" and resigns or is checkmated. Dont get overly excited taking a queen without planning ahead..... youve only bit off the tail - the head is still kicking and it can be deadly.