Fork: queen to d4 (d8·2)
li-02ZFkPuzzle rating: 1630Theme: 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
52. Qd4+ Kf7 53. Qxb4
Why it works
- Great move! queen to d4 keeps the pressure (+4.3).
- Well found: queen to b4 (+4.3).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Kf7, then Qxb4 and you win the knight.
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