Fork: queen to h2 (h4)
li-099EDPuzzle rating: 2089Theme: Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
Black to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
Black to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
28... Qh2+ 29. Ke1 Rxe2+ 30. Qxe2 Qxg3+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to h2 keeps the pressure (+5.8).
- Well found: rook to e2 (+6.0).
- Strong! queen to g3 is the sharp choice (+6.1).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ke1, then Rxe2+ and you win the knight.
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