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Basic Tactics

The Fork - Introduction

A “fork” is essentially when a single piece attacks two or more enemy pieces at the same time. Some people also use the term “double attack” to describe this. Other people think of the fork as just one type of double attack. However, it doesn’t really matter for our purposes right now. We’ll discuss these finer distinctions in a later lesson. For now, let’s just call it a “fork.”

Next: Knight Forks

Copyright 2002 S. Evan Kreider.  Used with permission.

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