Fork: rook to e4
li-00SCAPuzzle rating: 1392Theme: 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
71... Re4+ 72. Kd6 Ne8+ 73. Kd7 Nxc7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e4 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
- Well found: knight to e8 (#15).
- Strong! knight to c7 is the sharp choice (#14).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kd6, then Ne8+ and you stay on top.
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