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Printable Fork Puzzles
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Printable worksheet
12 fork puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
A fork is a single move that attacks two or more enemy targets at the same time, so the defender can only save one of them. Knights are the classic forking piece because their jump can touch a king, queen and rook at once, but every piece — even the king and pawns — can fork.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
Fork — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 04ikT: g4g5 → c5e3 → g5g6 → e3c1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0377r: a1d4 → e5f3 → g1f1 → f3d4 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 01cUP: e7f6 → c3e4 → f6g6 → e4g5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 08SIl: d7d5 → f7f6 → c7e7 → f6h8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0CSW1: b8b6 → f4c7 → d8c8 → c7b6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0E6yM: c6d5 → d6d7 → e8d7 → e5d7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0SHnp: g7h6 → e7h7 → h6h7 → f3g5 → h7g6 → g5h3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0O7kJ: d5b7 → h4d4 → c1e3 → d4e3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0BzGD: e7e6 → c7e5 → e6d7 → c2f5 → d7c6 → f5e4 → f3e4 → e5e4 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0ba9p: e3c3 → f5d5 → c7c6 → d5d6 → b6c7 → d6c7 → e7c7 → f3c3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 16UIM: g4e2 → g7d4 → f4e3 → d4e3 → e2e3 → h2g4 → f2g1 → g4e3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1Dt4X: h4f6 → g8g2 → g1h1 → g2d2 → f1f3 → d2d1 → e1d1 → c5c4 → f6e7 → c4b3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0