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Simple Chess Puzzles |
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Basic chess tactics for beginners Puzzle 3 |
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White to move and win. (Solution below) |

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This is a knight fork. The white knight checks the black king but also attacks the black queen. As soon as the black kings moves out of check, the white knight will capture the black queen. (But not all knight forks involve a check to a king.) |
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This involves another common chess tactic (but not the pin). Look at the possibilities and find the winning move for white. |