5931 real-game puzzles in this collection
What is a fork?
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.
How to spot it
Look for enemy pieces standing on the same color complex a knight can reach, on shared diagonals for a bishop or queen, or on the same rank or file for a rook. Loose, undefended pieces are the raw material of every fork.
What this set trains
Fork puzzles build the habit of scanning for undefended targets before every move — the single most common winning pattern in club chess.
Foundation: 2134Developing: 1272Challenging: 1049Advanced: 1476
developing
Rating 1415
crushingendgamefork
developing
Rating 1415
discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckendgame
developing
Rating 1415
advantageattractioncapturingDefender
developing
Rating 1416
crushingforklong
developing
Rating 1416
advantageforklong
developing
Rating 1416
advantageattractionfork
developing
Rating 1416
advantagedeflectionexposedKing
developing
Rating 1417
advantageattractionfork
developing
Rating 1417
advantageendgameexposedKing
developing
Rating 1417
advantageattractionfork
developing
Rating 1417
advantageattractionendgame
developing
Rating 1417
attractioncrushingexposedKing
developing
Rating 1417
advantageattractionendgame
developing
Rating 1418
attractioncrushingendgame
developing
Rating 1418
endgameforkmate
developing
Rating 1418
crushingendgamefork
developing
Rating 1418
attractioncrushingendgame
developing
Rating 1418
advantageattractioncapturingDefender
developing
Rating 1418
advantageforkopening
developing
Rating 1418
advantageforklong
developing
Rating 1418
attractioncrushingfork
developing
Rating 1418
advantageforkmiddlegame
developing
Rating 1419
advantageforklong
developing
Rating 1419
crushingendgamefork
No local records match those filters.