Fork: bishop to f4 (h6)
li-06eSFPuzzle rating: 1886Theme: 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
22... Bxf4+ 23. Rxf4 Qxe5 24. dxe5 Rxf4
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to f4 keeps the pressure (+2.7).
- A brilliant blow: queen to e5, and you are winning (+3.2).
- Strong! rook to f4 is the sharp choice (+3.3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxf4, then Qxe5 and you win the queen.
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