Fork: queen to a2
li-00dnpPuzzle rating: 1290Theme: 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
65. Qa2+ Ke3 66. Qxb3+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to a2 keeps the pressure (+5.3).
- Well found: queen to b3 (+5.6).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ke3, then Qxb3+ and you win the rook.
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