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Chess Moment · Puzzles

Forks

A fork is one move that attacks two things at once. Twelve public-domain positions where a knight, pawn or queen wins material on the spot.

12 positions · Rated 416 to 1987, easiest first.

The lesson behind it: Forks

Position 1 · Black to move

Rating: 416

Show the solution
  1. YouRb8-b1
  2. OpponentQd2-c1
  3. YouRb1xc1

Open this position on a board

FEN: 1r5k/6bp/6p1/3pPp2/2pP4/8/3Q1PPP/B5K1 b - - 0 36

Position 2 · Black to move

Rating: 574

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  1. YouQd8-d1
  2. OpponentNf3-e1
  3. YouQd1xe1

Open this position on a board

FEN: Q1bq1k1r/2p1bppp/p7/1p6/B7/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNB3K1 b - - 0 12

Position 3 · Black to move

Rating: 679

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  1. YouRe4-e1
  2. OpponentRf2-f1
  3. YouRe1xf1

Open this position on a board

FEN: 6k1/pp3pp1/1q5p/nb3P2/2p1r3/2P3Q1/PP3RPP/R1BB3K b - - 0 27

Position 4 · White to move

Rating: 801

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  1. YouNg3xf5
  2. OpponentKe7-f8
  3. YouNf5xg7

Open this position on a board

FEN: 4r3/p3k1q1/3p1p2/1p2pb2/4P2Q/3P2N1/r5B1/7K w - - 0 34

Position 5 · Black to move

Rating: 939

Show the solution
  1. YouNe4-g3
  2. OpponentKe2-f3
  3. YouNg3xh1

Open this position on a board

FEN: 1k1r4/1pp2B2/p1n1P3/8/3Pn2b/N1P5/PP1BK3/7R b - - 2 23

Position 6 · White to move

Rating: 1069

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  1. YouQd1-a4
  2. OpponentBc8-d7
  3. YouQa4xb4

Open this position on a board

FEN: r1b1k1nr/pp3ppp/4p1n1/3q4/1b6/6B1/PP1N1PPP/R2QKBNR w KQkq - 2 10

Position 7 · Black to move

Rating: 1193

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  1. YouRg8xg2
  2. OpponentQf2xg2
  3. Youh3xg2

Open this position on a board

FEN: 1nk1r1r1/1pp5/1P1q4/3P4/8/N6p/P1R2QPN/5RK1 b - - 0 33

Position 8 · White to move

Rating: 1335

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  1. YouQa7-b8
  2. OpponentKg8-g7
  3. YouQb8xe5

Open this position on a board

FEN: 6k1/Qp3p2/5n1p/3pn3/1P1NP3/P2Bq2b/1BK5/8 w - - 2 30

Position 9 · Black to move

Rating: 1494

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  1. YouNf4-h3
  2. OpponentKg1-h1
  3. YouNh3xf2

Open this position on a board

FEN: 8/1Q4pk/6p1/2p5/2Pp1n2/3P2q1/4PRB1/6K1 b - - 8 42

Position 10 · Black to move

Rating: 1654

Show the solution
  1. YouNd5-b4
  2. OpponentQc2-a4
  3. YouNb4xa6

Open this position on a board

FEN: 5rk1/prq2ppp/R3p3/2pnp3/2P5/4B1P1/PPQ1PP1P/3R2K1 b - - 8 21

Position 11 · Black to move

Rating: 1815

Show the solution
  1. YouNe3xf5
  2. OpponentRd6-d7
  3. YouNf5xh4

Open this position on a board

FEN: 2r3k1/pp3pb1/3R3p/4pP2/5P1R/1BP1n3/PKP3P1/8 b - - 0 24

Position 12 · Black to move

Rating: 1987

Show the solution
  1. Youe6-e5
  2. OpponentKf4-e4
  3. Youe5xd4

Open this position on a board

FEN: 8/3k1p2/pp2p3/3r2P1/PP1R1K2/2P5/8/8 b - - 3 45

Where these positions come from

Positions come from the Lichess puzzle database, dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. Player names and game links are not retained. https://database.lichess.org/#puzzles