Fork: queen to b2
li-01VmtPuzzle rating: 1908Theme: 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. Qb2+ Nd4+ 24. Qxd4+ Qxd4 25. exd4
Why it works
- Great move! queen to b2 keeps the pressure (+3.3).
- Well found: queen to d4 (+2.9).
- Strong! pawn to d4 is the sharp choice (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nd4+, then Qxd4+ and you win the knight.
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