Fork: queen to d8 (d1)
li-02PPXPuzzle rating: 1307Theme: 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
27. Qd8+ Kh7 28. Qxe7 Qb1+ 29. Kh2
Why it works
- Great move! queen to d8 keeps the pressure (+4.3).
- Well found: queen to e7 (+4.3).
- Strong! king to h2 is the sharp choice (+4.2).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Kh7, then Qxe7 and you win the knight.
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