Chess.com daily puzzle (Warning: spoilers)

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Goofee Aug 2021 8:43am, 24 Aug 2021 3,851 posts	0 Goofee Very good! I spent a large part of a train journey from Southampton to Reading yesterday staring at that without success!
JCB Aug 2021 12:32pm, 25 Aug 2021 2,552 posts	0 JCB Very instructive! I didn’t see it.
JulesR Aug 2021 1:53pm, 25 Aug 2021 26,624 posts	0 JulesR But there’s no excuse for opp not having played through the exchanges in analysis & spotted the punchline
JCB Aug 2021 10:22pm, 25 Aug 2021 2,554 posts	0 JCB Good point. Failing to plan …
JulesR Aug 2021 7:50pm, 26 Aug 2021 26,628 posts	0 JulesR Quite pleased with this as the winning move is neither a check nor a capture, but we’re looking for a forcing move. It may be straightforward, but I was pleased to spot it & opponent resigned soon after.
JulesR Aug 2021 7:51pm, 26 Aug 2021 26,629 posts	0 JulesR Ooh I lied in my last post - sorry!
jda Aug 2021 8:01pm, 26 Aug 2021 10,691 posts	0 jda That had me seriously puzzled. Cos I carefully read your first post and not the second in case it contained the answer!
JCB Aug 2021 2:13pm, 28 Aug 2021 2,562 posts	0 JCB I quite like g5. Is there an amendment?
SPR Aug 2021 2:15pm, 28 Aug 2021 35,182 posts	0 SPR The winning move is a capture hence Jules saying he lied.
JCB Aug 2021 2:20pm, 28 Aug 2021 2,563 posts	0 JCB Oh yes, very good one!