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Chess Tactics #1: Forks, part 1

Forks:
A “fork” is when one piece can attack two others. There is no way to prevent the attack on one or the other piece. Here’s an easy example:
It’s Black’s turn. Look at the Knight on G4; it is goint to move to F2:
Uh-oh!  Black now is threatening both the Queen on D1 and the Rook [...]

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