which knight's fork is your most/least favorite?

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Eo____

I almost never encounter the 3rd type of fork in my games.

bomtrown

I like it when the knight forks 8 pieces at once.

Question: could all four knights each fork 8 pieces at once? Let me see if I can set up such a position.

bomtrown

(not a legal position)

DonnieDarko1980

I don't care about the position of the pieces, but I prefer the variant when a queen and king are forked :)

Eo____
DonnieDarko1980 wrote:

I don't care about the position of the pieces, but I prefer the variant when a queen and king are forked :)


Not if they are your queen and king, unless you are a masochist.

mirage

Well all of those are draws, so I'll go with the fourth one.  To me it is the most visually appealing.  There's a look of balance to it.

David_Spencer

A knight can't fork eight pieces - where the heck could it have moved from? Tongue out

Silfir

A knight can fork seven pieces, with the eighth piece moving into the fork to complete the circle. Do pawns count as pieces? If not, you have to perform at least two promotions for pieces to fork (king doesn't work because he can't move into or stay in check, and you can't attack both bishops at the same time with a knight). It's a matter of definition; if you can manufacture an "eight piece fork" by having the eighth piece move into range, that's fine. If the knight has to perform an actual forking move, seven is the maximum.

electricpawn

Why should I prefer one king/rook configuration over another in the examples you gave? All 3 are drawn. Another pointless thread designed by EO_____ for trolling.

xxdanielxx

knight forks that involved enemy pinned pieces (n pawns ) :P

onetwentysix
bomtrown wrote:

I like it when the knight forks 8 pieces at once.

Question: could all four knights each fork 8 pieces at once? Let me see if I can set up such a position.


yes, quantum mechanics say that you can have a black knight and a white knight in the same position, and 2 white knights in the same position.

TheGrobe
SirDavid wrote:

A knight can't fork eight pieces - where the heck could it have moved from?


Bughouse.

ChessMarkstheSpot

   I've been able to pull of a King/Queen fork only a few times, so I would say that is my favorite. But a King/Rook or Queen/Rook is good too

myeli

I don´t like anyone in this position ´cuz they are  just draws

theresalion

the family fork--k-q-r-r

slvnfernando

Whether I like it or not I am gonna lose my Rook!!

skinny121

Best fork position is when they can't move their king to take your knight when you take their rook