What is the fork?

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Good example of a fork, but if u r trying to teach somebody, I suggest something more typical
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A fork is on the other side of a dish. . . .

A fork on the road when driving . . .

 

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chessfuninGr4 wrote:

The fork is an attack on 2 pieces and only one of them can escape eg see below.

so that was a fork and the black forked the white and
 

Thanks evryone and be sure to check out the link below!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl8QE-M89FY

 

 

 
 

 

 

Technically 5. b5 is also a fork. Only one of them can escape in a given turn (bu running or capturing the pawn).

 

 

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Even this would be a 'fork'.

 

 

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From one of my OTB tournament games:

 

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thank you it is very useful post for me especially the link , but daniel rensch explained the knight fork only he didt talk about the others forks types he mentioned . 

i mean he didt talk about the pawn forks and tempo forks in this video 

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Trexler3241 wrote:

 

is this the Trailer variation of A fried Liver Attack?

 

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chessfuninGr4 wrote:

The fork is an attack on 2 pieces and only one of them can escape

 


So, by that definition, is this a fork?

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batgirl wrote:
chessfuninGr4 wrote:

The fork is an attack on 2 pieces and only one of them can escape

 

 


So, by that definition, is this a fork?

That’s a pun.

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No, it’s a pin. And an x-ray attack

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It's an attack on two pieces and only one of them can escape.

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Only the knight is attacked...

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Then you don't understand an x-ray.

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the queen can't capture the knight in that diagram.

But after the bishop captures

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batgirl wrote:
chessfuninGr4 wrote:

The fork is an attack on 2 pieces and only one of them can escape

 

 


So, by that definition, is this a fork?

pin.

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chessfuninGr4 wrote:

The fork is an attack on 2 pieces and only one of them can escape

@batgirl is making the point that this description is not a definition of a fork because it also describes a pin.

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manekapa wrote:
chessfuninGr4 wrote:

The fork is an attack on 2 pieces and only one of them can escape

@batgirl is making the point that this description is not a definition of a fork because it also describes a pin.

A Fork attacks two (or more) pieces simultaneously. A Pin or a Skewer attacks two or more pieces sequentially.