Pinned and Won: a pin puzzle

White to move. Find the one move that wins. About 1100 ELO.

The queen and king line up. Use it.

Hint

Put a protected bishop on the diagonal between them.

What is a pin?

An attack through one piece to a more valuable piece behind it, so the front piece can't move.

How to spot it

Look along files and diagonals that run through an enemy piece to their king or queen.

Tip

When a piece sits in front of its king on a line, a pin wins it. Check diagonals and files through the enemy king.

Solve it on the board above, or take a hint. Every ChessLvl puzzle is checked by a chess engine to have exactly one best move.