Fork Hunter

240 Chess Puzzles: Forks

Learn to spot and create forks with knights, pawns, queens and other pieces. Calculate what your opponent can save—and what you can win.

By Ventsislav Vasilev

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240 puzzles109 pages8.5 × 11 inches

INSIDE THE BOOK

Three focused parts.

Beginners building tactical confidence and improving players who want focused fork practice.

96 PUZZLES

Knight forks

Explore checking and non-checking knight forks.

80 PUZZLES

Forks with other pieces

Use pawns, queens, rooks, bishops and kings to attack multiple targets.

64 PUZZLES

Create the fork

Prepare the position and force the targets onto vulnerable squares.

WHAT YOU PRACTISE

Two targets. One move.

See multiple targets
Distinguish threats from profitable captures
Prepare forks through forcing play

REAL PAGES FROM THE WORKBOOK

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Preview a practice page, a solutions page and the achievement certificate. Select a page to enlarge it.

A CLEAR ROUTE TO ACHIEVEMENT

Practice. Review. Return.

Write your continuation before looking at the answer. Use the checked solution to understand the result, then record whether you solved independently, used help or need a retry.

Earn the certificate by reaching 72/96, 60/80 and 48/64 independent solves—75% in each part.

Solutions show checked illustrative lines. Other sound defenses can change the continuation. Test the replies and calculate to the end.