Editing Fork (chess) (section)

==Game examples==
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|Tissir vs. Dreev, 2004
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|pd|  |  |  |nd|ql|  |  
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|Position after 33.Qe5–f4
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This example is from the first round of the [[FIDE World Chess Championship 2004]] between [[Mohamed Tissir]] and [[Alexey Dreev]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1290197 |title=Tissir vs. Dreev, Tripoli 2004 |website=[[Chessgames.com]] }}</ref>  After 

:{{pad}}'''33... Nf2+ 34. Kg1 Nd3'''

White [[Rules of chess#Resigning|resigned]]. In the final position the black knight forks White's queen and rook; after the queen moves away, Black will win [[The exchange (chess)|the exchange]].
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|Soppe vs. Braga, 1998
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|  |pd|  |nd|nl|  |  |  
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|  |pl|  |  |  |  |  |pl  
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|Position after 40.Nxe5
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This example is from the ninth round of the Clarin GP Final between Guillermo Soppe and Fernando Braga.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1033468 |title=Guillermo Soppe vs. Fernando Braga, (1998) |website=[[Chessgames.com]] }}</ref>  After 

:{{pad}}'''40... Qh1+'''

White resigned. The only move is 41.Ke2 which enables a royal fork with 41...Nc3+, winning the queen.
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|rd|  |bd|qd|kd|bd|  |rd
|pd|pd|pd|pd|  |pd|pd|pd
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|Position after 4.Nc3. Black can play 4...Nxe4 since he has a fork trick.  
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|rd|  |bd|qd|kd|bd|  |rd
|pd|pd|pd|  |  |pd|pd|pd
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|pl|pl|pl|pl|  |pl|pl|pl
|rl|  |bl|ql|kl|  |  |rl
|After 4...Nxe4 5.Nxe4 d5, White is forked and Black will regain a piece.   
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In the [[Two Knights Defense]] (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6) after [[Four Knights Game#4.Bc4|4.Nc3]], Black can eliminate White's e4-pawn immediately with 
:'''4... Nxe4{{chesspunc|!}}''' 

due to the ''fork trick'' 
:'''5. Nxe4 d5'''

regaining either the bishop or the knight. 
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