Fork: queen to f6 (f5)
li-039kXPuzzle rating: 1452Theme: 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. Qf6+ Qg7 43. Qxd8+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f6 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
- Well found: queen to d8 (+5.3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qg7, then Qxd8+ and you win the rook.
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