2007-01-06 12:33:57 · 7 answers · asked by NeXuS 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
When you threaten two (or more) pieces with one move. Most often seen with the knight.
2007-01-06 12:41:24 · answer #1 · answered by doctorevil64 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When one piece, generally a knight or pawn, simultaneously attacks two (or more) of the opponent's pieces, often specifically called a knight fork when the attacker is a knight. Some sources state that only a knight can give a fork and that the term double attack is correct when another piece is involved, but this is by no means a universal usage.
2007-01-06 14:27:41 · answer #2 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nxe4 5.Nxe4 d5
The "d5" Pawn is forking both Knight and Bishop.
2007-01-06 12:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fork is when you attack two or more pieces with a piece of your own.
2007-01-06 13:27:15 · answer #4 · answered by drewyeh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fork is when a piece is threatening or attacking two pieces at once. Such as a bishop diagonally attacking two pawns from a few spaces away.
2007-01-06 12:41:59 · answer #5 · answered by SlashDance 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's where one of your pieces is puting two or more of the other players pieces in check.
2007-01-07 03:38:10 · answer #6 · answered by Yep-itsMe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't that when a Pawn miraculously takes a Queen??
2007-01-06 12:44:23 · answer #7 · answered by j_9_ismine 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋