Fork: queen to b7 (d7)
li-01243Puzzle rating: 1481Theme: Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
35. Qxb7+ Ke6 36. Qxe4+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to b7 keeps the pressure (+7.4).
- Well found: queen to e4 (+7.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ke6, then Qxe4+ and you win the queen.
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