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Fork

Fork

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A Fork is a tactic in which a single piece attacks two or more opponent's pieces simultaneously, often leading to a material gain. In the diagram above, White can play 1.Nf7+ and attack the King, Queen and Rook at the same time (also called a Family Fork). As soon as the King moves away the Knight will capture the Queen.

When delivering a Fork: (1) Be mindful of potential counterattacks or defensive measures from your opponent. Against a Fork: (1) Create a counterattack that gives you time to move your pieces out of the fork, (2) Prioritize saving the more valuable of the forked pieces.

Master the Fork

While creating Chess With Cards, we watched many videos and read a lot of books. Here's our curated selection of the best resources we encountered on Forks. We also included some smaller creators who are growing fast and we believe deserve your attention. Check out these resources if you want to master this tactical pattern.

 
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