Fork: queen to a5
li-02lbKPuzzle rating: 1642Theme: 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
42. Qa5+ Ke7 43. Qxb4
Why it works
- Great move! queen to a5 keeps the pressure (+4.6).
- Well found: queen to b4 (+4.7).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ke7, then Qxb4 and you win the rook.
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