Fork: queen to g5 (e3)
li-04b73Puzzle rating: 1105Theme: Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
33. Qg5+ Kf7 34. Nxe5+ Ke8 35. Nxc6
Why it works
- Great move! queen to g5 keeps the pressure (+8.1).
- Well found: knight to e5 (+8.1).
- Strong! knight to c6 is the sharp choice (+8.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kf7, then Nxe5+ and you stay on top.
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