Fork: queen to b2 (b6)
li-01yU9Puzzle rating: 1950Theme: Fork: one piece attacks two targets at once — they can't both be saved.
Black to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Fork: one piece attacks two targets at once — they can't both be saved.
Black to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
23... Qxb2 24. Rf1 Qxc3
Why it works
- Great move! queen to b2 keeps the pressure (+2.5).
- Well found: queen to c3 (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Rf1, then Qxc3 and you win the knight.
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