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Forks in 5 minutes

A fork attacks two targets at once so the opponent cannot save both.

Forks in 5 minutes

Tactics · ~5 min

A fork attacks two targets at once so the opponent cannot save both.

  • Knights are famous forking pieces because they jump.
  • Pawns can fork two pieces diagonally.
  • Royal fork: king and queen attacked together — usually decisive.

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A royal fork typically hits…