Fork: queen to e8
li-003mhPuzzle rating: 1338Theme: Fork: one piece attacks two targets at once — they can't both be saved.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Fork: one piece attacks two targets at once — they can't both be saved.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
24. Qxe8+ Kxe8 25. Nf6+ Ke7 26. Nxg4
Why it works
- Great move! queen to e8 keeps the pressure (+5.2).
- Well found: knight to f6 (+5.3).
- Strong! knight to g4 is the sharp choice (+5.3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kxe8, then Nf6+ and you stay on top.
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