Fork: queen to d1 (b3)
li-05djiPuzzle rating: 1546Theme: Fork: one piece attacks two targets at once — they can't both be saved.
Black to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Fork: one piece attacks two targets at once — they can't both be saved.
Black to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
39... Qd1+ 40. Kf2 Qxd4+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to d1 keeps the pressure (+5.2).
- Well found: queen to d4 (+5.5).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kf2, then Qxd4+ and you win the bishop.
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