Fork: queen to f6 (g5)
li-0IaBLPuzzle rating: 1946Theme: 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
20. Qf6+ Bg7 21. Nxf7+ Kg8 22. Nxe5
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f6 keeps the pressure (+3.0).
- Well found: knight to f7 (+3.2).
- Strong! knight to e5 is the sharp choice (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bg7, then Nxf7+ and you stay on top.
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