The Fork to end all forks...

Patanjali

Grand Poobah

Only Chess

28 Feb 12

Patanjali

Grand Poobah

New York City

Joined: 18 Aug 06
Moves: 17002

28 Feb 12

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I did it, I achieved the Holy Grail of forks...

Check out 26. ...Nf3

roma45

st johnstone

Joined: 14 Nov 09
Moves: 427977

28 Feb 12

Originally posted by Patanjali
I did it, I achieved the Holy Grail of forks...

Check out 26. ...Nf3

[pgn] 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qf3 Ne5 4.Qe2 Nf6 5.Nf3 Qc7 6.Ng5 e6 7.d3 d5 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Nc3 Bxb5 10.Nxb5 Qa5+ 11.Nc3 d4 12.Bf4 Ng6 13.Bd2 dxc3 14.Bxc3 Qb5 15.Be5 Nxe5 16.O-O Be7 17.c4 Qd7 18.f4 Nxd3 19.Rfd1 Nxf4 20.Qf3 Qc7 21.g3 Ng6 22.Rd2 O-O 23.Re1 Ne5 24.Qf4 Nh5 25.Qh4 Bxg5 26.Qxg5 Nf3+ 27.Kf1 Nxg5 28.e5 Nf3 29.g4 Nxd2+ 30.Kg1 Nf3+ 31.Kf1 [/pgn]

wow impressive. 😀

ChessPraxis

Cowboy From Hell

American West

Joined: 19 Apr 10
Moves: 55013

28 Feb 12

Originally posted by Patanjali
I did it, I achieved the Holy Grail of forks...

Check out 26. ...Nf3

[pgn] 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qf3 Ne5 4.Qe2 Nf6 5.Nf3 Qc7 6.Ng5 e6 7.d3 d5 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Nc3 Bxb5 10.Nxb5 Qa5+ 11.Nc3 d4 12.Bf4 Ng6 13.Bd2 dxc3 14.Bxc3 Qb5 15.Be5 Nxe5 16.O-O Be7 17.c4 Qd7 18.f4 Nxd3 19.Rfd1 Nxf4 20.Qf3 Qc7 21.g3 Ng6 22.Rd2 O-O 23.Re1 Ne5 24.Qf4 Nh5 25.Qh4 Bxg5 26.Qxg5 Nf3+ 27.Kf1 Nxg5 28.e5 Nf3 29.g4 Nxd2+ 30.Kg1 Nf3+ 31.Kf1 [/pgn]

Pretty forking nice 🙂

greenpawn34

Joined: 06 May 08
Moves: 43363

29 Feb 12

Stunnning. That Queen's Knight deserves a medal.
Where was it played?

Patanjali

Grand Poobah

New York City

Joined: 18 Aug 06
Moves: 17002

29 Feb 12

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Exuma

Anansi

Woodshed

Joined: 16 Apr 07
Moves: 35523

29 Feb 12

Awesome!!!

cheshirecatstevens

Russ's Pocket

Joined: 04 May 06
Moves: 53845

29 Feb 12

Is that also a windmill?

chessicle

The Chessicle

Scotland?

Joined: 19 Feb 05
Moves: 179970

29 Feb 12

Wow! That's forking and then really twisting the knife - if you'll forgive the mixed metaphor.

ChessPraxis

Cowboy From Hell

American West

Joined: 19 Apr 10
Moves: 55013

01 Mar 12

Originally posted by cheshirecatstevens
Is that also a windmill?

No, a windmill is a series of regular and discovered checks, usually by a Bishop and Rook.

cheshirecatstevens

Russ's Pocket

Joined: 04 May 06
Moves: 53845

01 Mar 12

1 edit

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
No, a windmill is a series of regular and discovered checks, usually by a Bishop and Rook.

I was thinking moves 29 and 30. Either way it was massive destruction.

ChessPraxis

Cowboy From Hell

American West

Joined: 19 Apr 10
Moves: 55013

01 Mar 12

Originally posted by cheshirecatstevens
I was thinking moves 29 and 30. Either way it was massive destruction.

30. Kf2 would have avoided the next fork.

Here's a pretty good example of a windmill.

moon1969

Houston, Texas

Joined: 28 Sep 10
Moves: 14347

01 Mar 12

Originally posted by Patanjali
I did it, I achieved the Holy Grail of forks...

Check out 26. ...Nf3

[pgn] 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qf3 Ne5 4.Qe2 Nf6 5.Nf3 Qc7 6.Ng5 e6 7.d3 d5 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Nc3 Bxb5 10.Nxb5 Qa5+ 11.Nc3 d4 12.Bf4 Ng6 13.Bd2 dxc3 14.Bxc3 Qb5 15.Be5 Nxe5 16.O-O Be7 17.c4 Qd7 18.f4 Nxd3 19.Rfd1 Nxf4 20.Qf3 Qc7 21.g3 Ng6 22.Rd2 O-O 23.Re1 Ne5 24.Qf4 Nh5 25.Qh4 Bxg5 26.Qxg5 Nf3+ 27.Kf1 Nxg5 28.e5 Nf3 29.g4 Nxd2+ 30.Kg1 Nf3+ 31.Kf1 [/pgn]

That is an incredible fork.

hempster