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Knight Forks

Quite frequently an attack with the Knight is likely to win the Queen if the opponent is not familiar with situations of this kind. If in the position below White plays (1) Kt- d5, Black must protect the Pawn c7 by Q-d8 or Q-d6, but not by Q- c6; for in the latter case White would continue with (2) B-b5, Qxb5; (3) Ktxc7+ and (4) Ktxb5.

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