Fork: queen to b3
li-0O5NrPuzzle 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
35. Qb3+ Kh8 36. Qxb2+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to b3 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- Well found: queen to b2 (+4.4).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kh8, then Qxb2+ and you win the bishop.
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