Tactical Puzzles #1
Fork and Win Material
PUZZLE
| ♜8 | ♝ | ♛ | ♚ | ♜ | |||
| ♟7 | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | |
| 6 | ♞ | ♞ | |||||
| 5 | ♝ | ♟ | |||||
| 4 | ♗ | ♙ | |||||
| 3 | ♙ | ♘ | |||||
| ♙2 | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ||
| ♖1a | ♘b | ♗c | ♕d | ♔e | f | g | ♖h |
Fork and Win Material
White to move
Difficulty: intermediate | Rating: 1400
SOLUTION
1. Nxe5
2. Nxe5
3. Qh5+
Fork and Win Material
| ♜8 | ♝ | ♛ | ♚ | ♜ | |||
| ♟7 | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | |
| 6 | ♞ | ♞ | |||||
| 5 | ♝ | ♟ | |||||
| 4 | ♗ | ♙ | |||||
| 3 | ♙ | ♘ | |||||
| ♙2 | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ||
| ♖1a | ♘b | ♗c | ♕d | ♔e | f | g | ♖h |
White to move
Difficulty: intermediate | Rating: 1400