Fork: pawn to c4
li-04pqIPuzzle rating: 1387Theme: 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
34. c4+ Kd6 35. cxb5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to c4 keeps the pressure (+4.5).
- Well found: pawn to b5 (+4.8).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Kd6, then cxb5 and you win the knight.
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