10 forks rated between 400 and 799, averaging 751. Each position below is from a real game, with the solution given underneath — so you can check yourself immediately rather than guessing whether you were right.
A fork is one piece attacking two or more targets at once. Knights fork most famously because their move is hard to see, but pawns, bishops, rooks and queens all fork. Most forks in real games are set up a move earlier, by a check or capture that forces the enemy pieces onto squares a single move can hit.
These are pitched at beginners. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 600 is one that players around 600 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
Solving from a page is good for pattern recognition but not for tracking progress. The rated puzzle trainer serves puzzles matched to your own rating and adjusts as you solve, and the Mistake Trainer builds puzzles from positions you actually got wrong in your own games.
Bxf2+ Qxf2 Nxf2
Nf5+ Kg6 Nxh4+
Nb4+ Ke6 Nxa2
Ne2+ Kh1 Nxg3+
Rb1+ Rd1 Rxd1#
Qd1+ Be1 Qxe1#
Nd6+ Ke6 Nxe4
Bf3+ Kg1 Bxe4
Nf3+ Kh1 Nxe1
Nf1+ Ke2 Nxg3+
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A fork is one piece attacking two or more targets at once. Knights fork most famously because their move is hard to see, but pawns, bishops, rooks and queens all fork. Most forks in real games are set up a move earlier, by a check or capture that forces the enemy pieces onto squares a single move can hit.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 600 is one that players rated around 600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 751, so they suit beginners.
Yes. Every puzzle on this page, including its solution, is free to view with no account. The rated trainer that tracks your progress and serves puzzles matched to your rating is part of Chess Ramp Premium.