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Chess960 puzzles: Royal fork

A fork with check: the king must move, and the second piece is lost.

A royal fork is a fork with check — one of the two targets is the king itself. The check must be answered first, so nobody is left to rescue the second piece. Look for squares where your piece gives check and simultaneously attacks an undefended queen or rook. It is the most reliable fork of all, because your opponent literally has no choice.

3622 puzzles

Fork: bishop to e3
Shuffle Rating 600 · Fork
Mate in 2: queen to d5
Shuffle Rating 602 · Mate in 2
Fork: knight to g5
Shuffle Rating 603 · Fork
Mate in 2: queen to f8
Shuffle Rating 611 · Mate in 2
Back-rank mate in 2 on d1
Shuffle Rating 617 · Back rank
Mate in 1: queen to d8
Shuffle Rating 620 · Chess960 specifics
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d8 (h4)
Shuffle Rating 620 · Chess960 specifics
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e8 (e5)
Shuffle Rating 620 · Chess960 specifics
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g8 (h7)
Shuffle Rating 620 · Chess960 specifics
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g8 (a2)
Shuffle Rating 620 · Chess960 specifics
Mate in 2: queen to e1
Shuffle Rating 620 · Mate in 2
Mate in 1: knight to b6
Shuffle Rating 620 · Mate in 1
Back-rank mate in 2 on d1 (d7)
Shuffle Rating 627 · Back rank
Mate in 2: rook to d1
Shuffle Rating 630 · Mate in 2
Fork: knight to d5
Shuffle Rating 631 · Fork
Mate in 2: queen to b8
Shuffle Rating 632 · Mate in 2
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g5)
Shuffle Rating 637 · Mate in 1
Fork: knight to c5
Shuffle Rating 644 · Fork
Fork: knight to e2
Shuffle Rating 645 · Fork
Fork: knight to e7
Shuffle Rating 647 · Fork
Mate in 2: rook to e1
Shuffle Rating 648 · Mate in 2
Back-rank mate in 2 on d8
Shuffle Rating 652 · Back rank
Fork: knight to e2 (c3)
Shuffle Rating 654 · Fork
Fork: knight to d4
Shuffle Rating 656 · Fork

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