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The Fork to end all forks...

The Fork to end all forks...

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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]
What's with 27.Kf1??? - if he's going to play on, he should QxN.

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I think white has to move his king.

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i guess swissgambit meant 26.QxN

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Originally posted by watchyourbackrank
i guess swissgambit meant 26.QxN
Erm, yeah, that's it ... the only other possibility is that he's getting old and senile and losing his board vision completely... 😳

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Found a fair few 'Family Forks' on RHP (a King, Queen and Rook)
but no Majestic (a King, Queen and two Rook.)


hendon - olar77 RHP 2007

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well, can only be topped by forking two more bishops und an isolated pawn...

maybe something for sg?

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Originally posted by tharkesh
well, can only be topped by forking two more bishops und an isolated pawn...

maybe something for sg?
I was thinking of a checkmate within the fork.