Chess fork puzzles
A fork is one piece attacking two or more enemy pieces at the same time. Your opponent can only save one.
Knights are the famous forkers because their jump is hard to see coming, but every piece can fork, pawns included. A fork that gives check is the strongest kind: the king must move and the other piece falls.
8 real puzzles from games on Lichess, easiest first, rated 567 to 2706. The course has 1,112 forks puzzles in all.
Puzzle 1 · rated 567
White just played fxe3. Black to move.
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35... Nxe3+ 36. Kd3 Nxf1
Puzzle 2 · rated 1055
Black just played Qd8. White to move.
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40. Re8+ Qxe8 41. Qxe8#
Puzzle 3 · rated 1343
Black just played Kxd8. White to move.
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50. g8=Q+ Kd7 51. Qg7+ Kc6 52. Qxa1
Puzzle 4 · rated 1626
Black just played Kh6. White to move.
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37. Qh8+ Qh7 38. Qf8+ Qg7 39. Qxc5
Puzzle 5 · rated 1887
Black just played Qxg2. White to move.
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16. Qxc6+ Kf8 17. Qxa8+ Ne8 18. O-O-O
Puzzle 6 · rated 2101
White just played Bh3. Black to move.
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39... d2 40. Rxd2 Nf3+ 41. Kg3 Nxd2
Puzzle 7 · rated 2331
White just played Bf2. Black to move.
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27... Bxf2+ 28. Nxf2 Qg3+ 29. Kh1 Qf3+
Puzzle 8 · rated 2706
White just played Qd8+. Black to move.
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37... Kh7 38. Ng5+ Kg6 39. Qxd6+ Bf6 40. Qxf6+ Kxf6
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Puzzles from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Every line was replayed move by move by the course's rules engine. Part of Chess Path, a free chess course. Free coach for your Chess.com and Lichess games.