Fork: queen to c3 (c7)
li-04totPuzzle rating: 1950Theme: 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
37. Qc3+ Kg8 38. Qxd2
Why it works
- Great move! queen to c3 keeps the pressure (+4.3).
- Well found: queen to d2 (+4.8).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Kg8, then Qxd2 and you win the knight.
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