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Promising Knight Squares

Promising Knight Squares

You have Promising Knight Squares when the landing squares of your Knight allow it to fork your opponent's pieces or other important squares. It is a signal of tactical possibilities. In the diagram, White wins material by using one of the g5-Knight Squares to fork Black's King and Rook.

Ideas for when you spot Promising Knight Squares: (1) Look for tactics that exploit weak squares or exposed pieces that are at forking distance, (2) Don't rush: double-check your calculations, (3) Be aware of possible counter-play. Ideas against an opponent's Promising Knight Squares: (1) Try to prevent tactics that exploit any weak squares or exposed pieces that are at forking distance.

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