Puzzle for beginners!
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The move order is 1.Bb5, QxB, 2.QxQ Bd7 resulting in Black losing the exchange Queen for Bishop. This way, if Black wants to continue a hopeless battle, they maintain their pawn structure and Castling rights.
If 1 Bb5 QxB then 2 QxQ Bd7 3 Qxb7 Rc1 4 Qxe4+
Better for Black (albeit still losing) is 1 Bb5 Bd7 2 BxQ BxB and now b7 and e4 are defended while forcing the White queen to move.
If Black plays Qxb5 then the best follow-up to QxQ+ is not Bd7, but rather c6 (still loses the e-pawn after Qe5+ but at least the queen side pawn structure remains intact.
I see that now, should have spent more time on it.