21 ... Qxh3+! White king cannot defend forking f2 and target h3
Larsen vs R Hernandez Onna, 1989  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 0-1
19 ... Rh1+! 20 Kxh1 Nxf2+ and 21 ... NxQ, the Rh8+/Nf7+ trick
K Cottrell vs Lenderman, 2006  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 0-1
Black d7-knight defending the f6-forking square? Bad.
Ivanchuk vs F Vallejo Pons, 2002  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 23 moves, 1-0
10 - Qxb2! White d2-queen cannot defend forking d3 + target b2
Toldsepp vs Keres, 1934  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1
Black d3-knight has f4-forking square, a deflection frees it
C Dunworth vs D Gormally, 2001  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1
36 Bxf5! Black d7-queen cannot defend forking e7 and target f5
Kasparov vs A Horiguti, 2004  (A48) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0
50 QxBh5! Black f5-queen cannot defend f6-forking, h5-target
Movsesian vs Z Gyimesi, 2001  (A06) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 1-0
35 ... Bd4! White d2-rook cannot defend e2-forking, d4-target
Huebner vs Kasparov, 1986  (D90) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 0-1
30 Qc6! Black c7-queen cannot defend e7-forking, c6-target sqrs
Capablanca vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1913  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 47 moves, 1-0
26 Qxb4+! Black b6-queen cannot defend both b4-target, c6-base
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2001  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
White d5-knight has tactical f6-base, h7-target, 58 Qxf6+!!
Polgar vs Anand, 1998  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 1-0
White f6-knight has h7-tactical base, attacks Black g5-queen
Aronian vs S Beshukov, 2000  (B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
28 Ng3-f5+ forks Black e7-king and undefended Black d4-rook
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 2001  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
46 Rxf7! White c4-knight has d6-tactical base, f7-target
Gelfand vs Lautier, 1997 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0
44 ... Rb1xb3! White d3-rook defends d4-tactical base
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1
White g5-knight lusts after the royal forking square on f7
Shirov vs O Renet, 1991  (E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 28 moves, 1-0
20 ... Be7-g5! Black f4-knight has h3-tactical base, g5-target
E Paoli vs Andersson, 1973  (B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
55 Rc5-e5!! defended by White e3-knight's g4-forking square
Anand vs Morozevich, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 1-0
83 ... Qh3-h8+!! White e5-queen makes f7-square a tactical base
Kotronias vs M Hebden, 2007  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 86 moves, 1-0
25 Qh5xh7+! deflects defender of White f6-knight e8-forking sq
Kostic vs H Wolf, 1922  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 80 moves, 1-0
53 Kg4?? e3 becomes forking square for c4-knight, 53 - Rd5-d1!
Avrukh vs Kamsky, 2007  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 53 moves, 0-1
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