BeginnerKnight forks and royal forksAbsolute and relative pinsSkewers along lines

Basic Tactical Motifs

Learn the three tactics that win most games at club level: forks, pins and skewers.

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Concepts

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The Knight Fork & Royal ForktacticsBeginner
A fork is one piece attacking two targets at once. The knight is the classic forking piece because its attacks are hard to see.
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Pins (Absolute vs. Relative)tacticsBeginner
A pin attacks a piece that cannot move without exposing a more valuable piece behind it. When that piece is the king the pin is absolute and the pinned piece cannot legally move.
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Skewers & Linear AttackstacticsBeginner
A skewer is a reversed pin: a valuable piece in front is attacked, moves away, and the piece behind it is lost.
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