Fork: queen to h5
li-01eLDPuzzle rating: 1430Theme: 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
54. Qxh5+ Kg8 55. Qxd1
Why it works
- Great move! queen to h5 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- Well found: queen to d1 (+4.3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kg8, then Qxd1 and you win the rook.
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