Fork: queen to c4 (g4)
li-0I4PMPuzzle rating: 1813Theme: 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
17. Qc4+ Rf7 18. Qxc2
Why it works
- Great move! queen to c4 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- Well found: queen to c2 (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Rf7, then Qxc2 and you win the knight.
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