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

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