Fork: queen to e5 (e3)
li-03w2zPuzzle rating: 1501Theme: 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
28. Qe5+ Kd7 29. Qxh8
Why it works
- Great move! queen to e5 keeps the pressure (+4.0).
- Well found: queen to h8 (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kd7, then Qxh8 and you win the rook.
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