Fork: knight to e5 (c6·2)
li-04SORPuzzle rating: 1085Theme: 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
39. Ne5+ Kxe8 40. Nxf3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e5 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- Well found: knight to f3 (+5.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kxe8, then Nxf3 and you win the queen.
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