Fork: queen to f1
li-00LG5Puzzle rating: 1113Theme: 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
36... Qf1+ 37. Kh2 Qxe2
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f1 keeps the pressure (+4.1).
- Well found: queen to e2 (+4.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kh2, then Qxe2 and you win the rook.
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