Fork: queen to c1
li-00HzXPuzzle rating: 1590Theme: 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
29... Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Qxh6
Why it works
- Great move! queen to c1 keeps the pressure (+5.4).
- Well found: queen to h6 (+5.3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kh2, then Qxh6 and you win the rook.
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