Chapter 6: Tactics · Level 34 of 50

Level 34: Forks with Every Piece

Goal: Fork two black pieces with a knight, bishop, rook or pawn. 5 puzzles · ★★★ = no mistakes.

▶ Watch how it works

Every piece can fork — even the little pawn, worth just 1 point.

Got it? Try the puzzles ↓

🎯 Your mission

  1. 1Solve all 5 puzzles — the dots above the board turn green
  2. 2After each one, press Next puzzle →
  3. 3Finish the level: you get stars ★★★ and it counts for the Chapter 6 certificate
🎓 Chapter 6 certificate to save your stars and earn the certificate
Puzzle 1 of 5

Knight fork! Check the king and attack the queen.

Your move

💡 Need a hint?

For each of your pieces, ask: “Is there a square where it attacks two black pieces at once — and where it is safe?”

What you learn here

Every piece can fork. Knights are famous for it because their jumps are hard to see; pawn forks are deadly because a pawn is worth so little. Even if Black takes back, winning a rook for a knight (“the exchange”) is a good deal.

Chapter 6 — Tactics: Win material with the tricks strong players use: pins, skewers, double attacks, discovered attacks, removing the defender and overloaded defenders.

Chapter 6 levels