Fork: knight to a4
li-0Mz4JPuzzle rating: 1970Theme: 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
27... Na4+ 28. Kc1 Nxc5
Why it works
- Great move! knight to a4 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- Well found: knight to c5 (+3.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kc1, then Nxc5 and you win the queen.
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