Fork: knight to h7
li-04ntlPuzzle rating: 1364Theme: 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. Nxh7+ Kg6 40. Nxf8+
Why it works
- Great move! knight to h7 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Well found: knight to f8 (+5.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kg6, then Nxf8+ and you win the queen.
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