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Friday, 4 May 2012

The Fork

The Fork


In a fork, you attack two or more of your opponent’s pieces in one move.  Because ge cab only move one at a time, he will have to give one up to your attacker.  A fork is sometimes called a ‘double attack’.

In the diagram below, what move can White make to capture Black’s Queen?  Thats right – Nf7+.  Do you see what that does?  Not only is Black in check, his Queen is attacked, too!  After the King moves, White will chop off the Queen with Nxd8.  If it were Black’s move, however, he could play b5.  This forks White’s Bishop and Knight!  White can only save one, and the other is doomed.



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