Fork: knight to h5
li-02KZcPuzzle rating: 876Theme: 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
36. Nh5+ Kg6 37. Nxf6
Why it works
- Great move! knight to h5 keeps the pressure (+6.4).
- Well found: knight to f6 (+6.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kg6, then Nxf6 and you win the queen.
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