Fork: queen to f4
li-04xyVPuzzle rating: 1376Theme: 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
50. Qf4+ Kb2 51. Qxc7
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f4 keeps the pressure (+5.1).
- Well found: queen to c7 (+5.8).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kb2, then Qxc7 and you win the rook.
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