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A chess fork is a move that uses a chess piece to attack 2 or more of your opponent's pieces at the same time, hoping to achieve material advantage, since the opponent can only counter one of the two threats.
Knights are most commonly used for forks, as they have a unique and superb moving and jumping ability. A common chess fork situation is when a knight jumps to square c2 or c7, and thereby threatens both the opponent’s rook and king. A chess fork that involves a king is called "king forks." King forks are normally powerful moves, because your opponent is then forced by the rules of the game to move their pieces to alleviate the threat to the king. It is common for knights to capture rooks in chess fork moves.
