Fork: rook to f5
li-051xAPuzzle rating: 1100Theme: 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. Rf5+ Ke3 51. Rxf6
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f5 keeps the pressure (+4.1).
- Well found: rook to f6 (+4.1).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Ke3, then Rxf6 and you win the knight.
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