Fork: queen to h8
li-05xYXPuzzle rating: 925Theme: 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
29. Qh8+ Kc7 30. Qxe5+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to h8 keeps the pressure (+5.5).
- Well found: queen to e5 (+5.5).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kc7, then Qxe5+ and you win the rook.
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