Tactics
Forks
One piece, two targets
The idea
A fork is a single piece attacking two or more enemy pieces at once. The opponent can only save one. Knights are the most famous forking piece — their L-shape attacks pieces a queen or bishop couldn't reach from the same square. The 'royal fork' is a knight attacking king and queen simultaneously.
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The white knight on b3 attacks BOTH the black king on c1 AND the queen on a1 — a royal fork. The king must move, then White wins the queen.
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Your move
Fork the king and queen with your knight.
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