Week 5 worksheet: Forks

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Lesson plan · Worksheet · Large print · Answer key · 12-week syllabus

Find the move in each picture and write it down in words (“rook takes the pawn on d7”), or in chess notation if you know it (Rxd7).

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Worked example. White to move: fork the king and the rook.

Answer: Nd6+ Ke7 Nxb7. Nd6+ checks the king and attacks the rook at the same time. The king must move, then Nxb7 wins the rook.

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    1. White to move: fork the king and the rook.

    Answer: ______________________

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    2. White to move: attack both knights with one pawn.

    Answer: ______________________

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    3. Black to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Rd1.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    4. White to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Rd8.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    5. White to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Qxd5.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    6. Black to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Bc3.)

    Answer: ______________________

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