White to move: Win the knight in 2 moves
Puzzle 44 solution hint: [Double strike]
Puzzle 44 solution at the bottom.

Solution to Puzzle 43

1. Qa4+ Bd7 2. Qxe4
A typical attack conducted by the queen at the beginning of the chess game. This is a double attack and the queen fork. Remember that the White queen can effectively attack at the beginning from a4; the Black queen from h4.

Solution to Puzzle 44

1. Qc5 Rb8 2. Qxc4
Double attack. After 1. Qc5, the White queen attacks 2 opponent pieces (the rook and the knight) at the same time. Black has to save the rook which is stronger piece of 2. The power of the rook is 5 pawns while the knight is only 3.

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