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There are several basic types of moves that win material.
 
There are several basic types of moves that win material.
 
====The Fork====
 
====The Fork====
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A '''fork''' occurs when a player makes a move that attacks two of his opponent's pieces simultaneously with one piece of his own.  This move forces his opponent to choose which piece he will lose.  Knights are especially adept at forking because their method of movement allows them to attack any other kind of piece without being under attack from that piece.  Forks in which the enemy King is one of the pieces under attack are especially effective because they force the opponent to move the king, leaving no choice as to which piece to move. While the Knight is the most adept at forking, all of the other pieces are capable of it.
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A '''fork''' occurs when a player makes a move that attacks two of his opponent's pieces simultaneously with one piece of his own.  This move forces his opponent to choose which piece he will lose.  Knights are especially adept at forking because their method of movement allows them to attack any other kind of piece without being under attack from that piece (unless, of course, that other piece is also a Knight).  Forks in which the enemy King is one of the pieces under attack are especially effective because they force the opponent to move their King, leaving no choice as to which piece to move. While the Knight is the most adept at forking, all of the other pieces are capable of it.
    
====The Pin====  
 
====The Pin====  
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