Fork: queen to b4
li-00tsEPuzzle rating: 1092Theme: 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
23. Qb4+ Kg8 24. Qxc3
Why it works
- Great move! queen to b4 keeps the pressure (+5.8).
- Well found: queen to c3 (+6.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kg8, then Qxc3 and you win the rook.
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