Questions tagged [fork]
Relating to a chess tactic called a fork, where two pieces are simultaneously attacked by one piece
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Why Qxd5 instead of Rxd5?
This puzzle on chesstempo caught my eye. We play as Black:
[FEN "1r1r2k/p4pp/2q/2p1p2P/P1P1Pn/B3NP/4Q2P/R6K w - - 0 1"]
1. Nd5
The White queen is under attack, yet one shall not rush and ...
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Is there a name for fork-protected pieces?
Sometimes the reason a piece should not be captured isn’t the recapture, but rather the threat of a fork because the capturing piece would find itself in just the wrong spot. The 1926 game between ...
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Which opening contains this trap?
The sequence of moves for White is Nd5, Bb4, and then Bb5, capturing the queen by a fork. The pattern should look something like the below position. I remember that I've seen this trap in some opening,...
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Why is Ne4 considered as an inaccuracy whereas it is one of very few moves which saves d3 pawn?
[FEN "r2q1rk1/1p3ppp/p4n2/2Pp4/1Pn5/P1Bp3P/3N2P1/R2QN2K b - - 4 21"]
With Black to move Ne4 is not even in top 5 moves and engine says its an inaccuracy. I know it considers fastest winning ...
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Why is forking the king and rook a blunder in this Halloween Gambit line?
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR"]
[Title "Halloween Gambit Game"]
[StartPly "22"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Nc6?! 6. d5 Ne5 7. ...
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Why does White play Qxd4?
This puzzle on chesstempo caught my eye. We play as Black:
[FEN "r2qk2r/1p1bppbp/p1np2p/4P2n/Q8/2N2N1P/PPP2PPB/R3KB1R w - - 0 1"]
1. exd6
My solution is: if we play 1... Nb..., a ...
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Bird's opening problems
I've played the reversed Leningrad Dutch for some time, and I have the problem that when I play Nd2, Black forks my rook and queen on f6->g4->e3. I never get to push my e-pawn before Black forks ...
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Would Quadruple forking be considered a brilliant move according to Stockfish?
Is a quadruple fork (the image above) considered a brilliant move according to Stockfish?
I was just curious to know if Stockfish considers this a brilliant move, but at the same time, I'm not sure ...
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How rare are double forks in high-level games?
I was playing a blitz game, when I saw my chance to produce an amusing position, to which my opponent unknowingly obliged; I was able to fork their rooks with my queen and rook simultaneously.
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