Fork: queen to f5
li-036j9Puzzle rating: 970Theme: 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
15... Qf5+ 16. Bd3 Qxf7
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f5 keeps the pressure (+2.3).
- Well found: queen to f7 (+2.1).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Bd3, then Qxf7 and you win the knight.
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