Can you fork a knight?
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Arnavbhaiaa
Jun 14, 2024
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Just a random thought but can you fork a knight ?
Jun 14, 2024
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#3
Yes, a rook can check a king and attack a knight on the same file or rank
Jun 14, 2024
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#6
Yeah sorry I just wanted to ask for a knight forking a knight and I kinda forgot about other pieces
Jun 14, 2024
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#7
You can if the knight is pinned to the king then certainly can you fork the knight to the king if it is in the right place
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Jun 14, 2024
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#10
Arnavbhaiaa wrote:
Yeah sorry I just wanted to ask for a knight forking a knight and I kinda forgot about other pieces
I wondered if that was what you meant. Technically no, since theoretically the knight could capture the forking knight. But as @ShouryChess1234 pointed out, IF the knight being forked was also pinned, then yes. Consider also this famous position:
Black to move and win?
The winning move here is...Nd4! This wins at least a Queen for 2 minor pieces, because if Nxd4, Black has Qh2# Thus, Black is forking the Queen and knight. The f3 knight can move, but it wouldn't want to, and of course if the Queen moves, Black follows up with Nxf3+ and Qh2#
TrickyKnight373737 wrote:
Every chess piece can fork a knight except a knight!
Α knight can fork a knight too- taking the forking knight can be either bad, or impossible (if the forked knight is pinned).
Jun 14, 2024
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#12
Mazetoskylo wrote:
TrickyKnight373737 wrote:
Every chess piece can fork a knight except a knight!
Α knight can fork a knight too- taking the forking knight can be either bad, or impossible (if the forked knight is pinned).
No. A pin is a pin, not a fork.
Khnemu_Nehep wrote:
Mazetoskylo wrote:
TrickyKnight373737 wrote:
Every chess piece can fork a knight except a knight!
Α knight can fork a knight too- taking the forking knight can be either bad, or impossible (if the forked knight is pinned).
No. A pin is a pin, not a fork.
Is it a fork after Nf6+, or not?
Jun 14, 2024
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#14
we are talking about a knight forking a knight we all know that pawns can fork knight
Jun 14, 2024
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#15
TrickyKnight373737 wrote:
Every chess piece can fork a knight except a knight!
no,the king can't.
Jun 16, 2024
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#16
Pawns are often effective at forking knights because knights usually have to move around the board in a way that makes them vulnerable to pawns advancing and attacking them.
