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Learn the tactical patterns that win pieces and games. Forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks — these are the weapons every chess player needs in their arsenal.

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  • ◆Forks attack two things at once
  • ◆Pins freeze pieces in place
  • ◆Discovered attacks hit from nowhere
  • ◆Look for checks, captures, threats — in that order
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Knight fork 1.0

Learning Path

64 lessons
1

Knight fork 1.0

Find the winning move

6 steps
2

Hanging pieces

Find the winning move

3 steps
3

Overload

Find the winning move

4 steps
4

Counter-traps

Find the winning move

9 steps
5

Traps

Find the winning move

15 steps
6

Knight fork 2.0

Find the winning move

6 steps
7

Queen fork 1.0

Find the winning move

7 steps
8

Queen fork 2.0

Find the winning move

4 steps
9

Combination fork

Find the winning move

6 steps
10

Discovered checks 1

Find the winning move

4 steps
11

Discovered checks 2

Find the winning move

7 steps
12

Overload!

Find the winning move

4 steps
13

Zwischenzug

Find the winning move

6 steps
14

Battery

Find the winning move

4 steps
15

Combination Pin

Find the winning move

7 steps
16

Sacrifice for checkmate

Find the winning move

10 steps
17

Pin 1.0

Find the winning move

6 steps
18

Pin 2.0

Find the winning move

5 steps
19

Pin + Fork

Find the winning move

6 steps
20

Pinned piece + fork

Find the winning move

5 steps
21

Defense

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12 steps
22

Pin + Hanging pieces

Find the winning move

12 steps
23

Skewer 1.0

Find the winning move

4 steps
24

Skewer 2.0

Find the winning move

4 steps
25

Clearance Sacrifice

Find the winning move

6 steps
26

Double check 1.0

Find the winning move

6 steps
27

Double check 2.0

Find the winning move

6 steps
28

Pawn fork and skewer

Find the winning move

9 steps
29

Discovered attack 1.0

Find the winning move

4 steps
30

Discovered attack 2.0

Find the winning move

4 steps
31

Back rank 1.0

Find the winning move

6 steps
32

Back rank 2.0

Find the winning move

6 steps
33

Control on Open Files

Find the winning move

2 steps
34

Double attack 1.0

Find the winning move

6 steps
35

Double attack 2.0

Find the winning move

4 steps
36

Promotion 1

Find the winning move

6 steps
37

Promotion 2

Find the winning move

4 steps
38

Destruction!!

Find the winning move

6 steps
39

Destruction!!!

Find the winning move

6 steps
40

Decoy 1

Find the winning move

6 steps
41

Decoy 2

Find the winning move

4 steps
42

Deflection

Find the winning move

4 steps
43

Deflection!

Find the winning move

4 steps
44

Square clearence

Find the winning move

6 steps
45

Square clearence!

Find the winning move

4 steps
46

Line clearence

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6 steps
47

Line clearence!!

Find the winning move

4 steps
48

Obstruction

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4 steps
49

Obstruction!

Find the winning move

4 steps
50

Perpetual check

Find the winning move

12 steps
51

Stalemate

Find the winning move

3 steps
52

Smothered mate

Find the winning move

10 steps
53

Desperado

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3 steps
54

Zugzwang!!

Find the winning move

3 steps
55

Sci-fi mate

Find the winning move

4 steps
56

Cheapo

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6 steps
57

Zugzwang!!!!

Find the winning move

3 steps
58

Kings & pawns.

Find the winning move

18 steps
59

Underpromotion!!

Find the winning move

2 steps
60

En passant

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3 steps
61

Interference

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2 steps
62

Windmill

Find the winning move

20 steps
63

Mating net

Find the winning move

7 steps
64

Rooks on the 7th rank!!!

Find the winning move

13 steps