Fork: rook to e6
li-07IZUPuzzle rating: 1405Theme: 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
47. Rxe6+ Kd7 48. Rxf6
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e6 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
- Well found: rook to f6 (+5.1).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Kd7, then Rxf6 and you win the knight.
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