Fork: queen to c5 (d6)
li-001wrPuzzle rating: 1013Theme: Fork: one piece attacks two targets at once — they can't both be saved.
Black to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Fork: one piece attacks two targets at once — they can't both be saved.
Black to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
18... Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Qxc4
Why it works
- Great move! queen to c5 keeps the pressure (+3.4).
- Well found: queen to c4 (+3.5).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kh1, then Qxc4 and you win the bishop.
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