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A fork is a single move that attacks two or more enemy pieces at once, so the opponent can only save one of them. Knights fork most famously because their move shape hits squares no other piece defends in the same pattern, but every piece can fork — including pawns and the king.
Look for undefended or high-value enemy pieces that stand a knight's move apart, on the same rank or file for rooks, or on the same diagonal for bishops. Forks are easiest to miss when the forking move is itself a capture or a check, because attention goes to the immediate threat rather than the second target behind it.
This trainer draws on 1,503 puzzles tagged with the fork theme, rated from 453 to 2889 with a median of 1331. Every position comes from a real game in the Lichess open puzzle database, so the tactics are ones that actually occurred over the board rather than composed studies.
A fork is a single move that attacks two or more enemy pieces at once, so the opponent can only save one of them. Knights fork most famously because their move shape hits squares no other piece defends in the same pattern, but every piece can fork — including pawns and the king.
There are 1,503 puzzles carrying this theme, with difficulty ratings from 453 to 2889. The median puzzle is rated 1331, which sits in the intermediate range.
Look for undefended or high-value enemy pieces that stand a knight's move apart, on the same rank or file for rooks, or on the same diagonal for bishops. Forks are easiest to miss when the forking move is itself a capture or a check, because attention goes to the immediate threat rather than the second target behind it.
Yes. Every puzzle is free and unlimited, with no account required. The puzzles come from the Lichess open puzzle database, which is released into the public domain.