White wins after 38. Nd5! Judit Polgar vs Svidler, 2001  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 62 moves, 1-0 37. Qg1+! sets up a winning Knight Fork Tolush vs Simagin, 1952  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 0-1 47. Qg6+! wins Anand vs V Zvjaginsev, 2002  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 51 moves, 1-0 21. Ne3!? sacrifice helps prepare winning 30. Qh8+ Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 26. Qxg2! wins T Kilpi vs Taimanov, 1996  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 26 moves, 0-1 25. Bxg5! and 26. Bg4! set up a winnning knight fork Gulko vs N Andrianov, 2003  (D90) Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0 20. Nh6+!! wins due to weak back rank Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 22 moves, 1-0 Black wins with 25...Qxc1!! A Ozsvath vs K Honfi, 1953  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 56 moves, 0-1 38. Qh5+! followup forces a winning Knight Fork Szabo vs S Kosanski, 1972  (A04) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0 20. Nd5! using a Knight Fork to obtain a decisive position Grischuk vs G Seul, 2004  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0 31. Nd7+! Short vs Timman, 1994  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0 32...Nxb3! for offense ; 43...Re2! for defense & offense Polugaevsky vs Smejkal, 1978  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 0-1 23. Rxf6! S Sale vs B Jankovic, 1999  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 22 moves, 1-0 21...Nxd4! wins a pawn because of followup knight fork Sasikiran vs Kasparov, 2002  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 0-1 30. Qxg7+! Keres vs Spassky, 1955  (E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0 25...Rd2! Hug vs Spassky, 1973  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1 24 Ra1+! sets up winning Knight Fork B Nyren vs Taimanov, 1952  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 26 moves, 0-1 22. Nxd5!? Kc6!? is too slow a win. Better is 22. Qe5!! Alekhine vs R M Folger, 1929  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0 Brilliant use of Knight Fork , moves 46 to 56 Marshall vs G Marco, 1904  (C45) Scotch Game, 76 moves, 1-0 34...Nd2! mate threat sets up 35...Ne4+ Knight Fork Guimard vs Euwe, 1946  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 35 moves, 0-1 41. Rxh7+! A Ebralidze vs T Lubienski, 1949  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0 38. Nd6! sets up 39. Qxc7 Qxc7 40. Ne8+ +- P Cramling vs T Kosintseva, 2003  (A81) Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0 34...Rb2+! ! 34. Ke1 N e3 35. Rc8 Ng2+ -+ A Herzog vs Dzindzichashvili, 1991  (A56) Benoni Defense, 33 moves, 0-1 24. Rxf7+! Barbero vs U Rueetschi, 1987  (E90) King's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0 13...Bh3! sets up 14...Bxg2+! Harmonist vs Burn, 1887  (C14) French, Classical, 18 moves, 0-1 23...Qxg2+! Przepiorka vs Reti, 1911  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 0-1 19. Rxf6+! Rohde vs G C De Fotis, 2001  (A15) English, 19 moves, 1-0 30. Rfd1! Nisipeanu vs A Goloshchapov, 2004  (B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 78 moves, 1-0 42...Nc5! 43. axb5 Nd3+ 44. Ke3 Nxb2 45. Ke2 Kc5 -+ H Beutel vs Ponomariov, 2004  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 43 moves, 0-1 27...Nxf3! 28. Rxf3 Ne4 29. Qd3 Nc3+ +- A Lukin vs A Gabrielian, 2003  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 27 moves, 0-1 27. Qxf4! Short vs Zhong Zhang, 2003  (C51) Evans Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0 13. Rd8+! Anand vs N Sulava, 2004  (C10) French, 17 moves, 1-0 14. Bxd6! J Westman vs E Havansi, 1964  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 16 moves, 1-0 10. Nxc7+ Kd8! 11. Bxh6! may be OK but 10. Bxh6! wins outright Paulsen vs Blackburne, 1873  (B01) Scandinavian, 63 moves, 1-0 24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 25. Rh8+ Bxh8 26. Nh6+ S Halkias vs Pribyl, 2000  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0 36...Nc3! and 39...Nd2! Flear vs Karpov, 2004  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1 25. Qxd5! and 41. Bd8+! S Matthews vs J M Dominguez, 2004  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0 24. Rxh7! or 24. Nc5! (both win) Chigorin vs Charousek, 1896  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 1-0 22. Nb6! Ne2!? 23. Qf8+!! Short vs Miles, 1984   (B10) Caro-Kann, 46 moves, 1-0 18...Bd4! sets up a surprise Knight Fork Areshchenko vs Sutovsky, 2005  (B50) Sicilian, 22 moves, 0-1 33. Rxc5! wins a piece or forks for the win of the exchange Shirov vs S Erenburg, 2005  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 38 moves, 1-0 32...Rb2! and 33...Nb3! use a passed pawn to set up the combo Sveshnikov vs S Webb, 1977  (C18) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 0-1 33. Rh8+! V Georgiev vs W Spoelman, 2005  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0 43...Bxe4 44. Kxe4 Nd2+ Illescas Cordoba vs Radjabov, 2005  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 43 moves, 0-1 20. Bc7+ forces a decisive Knight Fork as the followup L Shamkovich vs V Zheliandinov, 1959   (A66) Benoni, 20 moves, 1-0 21...Bg2+! NN vs Staunton, 1841  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1 23. Qxc6! wins the exchange due to the Knight fork threat Hector vs Koneru, 2003  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0 38...Rg1+! Jiri Nun vs Uhlmann, 1979  (A08) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1 35. Qxh6+ Alekhine vs Foltys, 1937  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 40 moves, 1-0 41. Nxf6! uses the Fork as a deflection Galego vs S Fedorchuk, 2005  (A22) English, 42 moves, 1-0 27. Rf7+! K Spraggett vs J Berry, 1976  (B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0 20. Nd7+! sets up 21. Bxf4+! Chigorin vs J Mortimer, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0 18. b4! deflects to set up a winning Knight Fork Anand vs Bologan, 2004  (C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2 29...Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Ne2! 31. Qb3 Ng3+ wins for Black. Marshall vs S Bampton, 1899  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 30 moves, 0-1 47. Rg8+! J Gonzalez Garcia vs G Mahia, 2003  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 57 moves, 1-0 16...Bxg2! prepares a winning double attack S Hamann vs B Brinck-Claussen, 1962  (D75) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5, 18 moves, 0-1 52. Qh8+! Xie Jun vs Short, 2002  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 53 moves, 1-0 24...Qxh2+! plus two removing the guards yields a winning fork Schlechter vs Mieses, 1909  (B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 0-1 17. Nd4+! C Van Tilbury vs D K Johansen, 2002  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0 22. Nc4! is a crushing positional Knight Fork A Ushenina vs Lahno, 2005  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1 34. Qh8+! D Valerga vs C Lujan, 2004  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 1-0 31...Rxc1! N Karlis vs D Ignat, 2001  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1 38. Nh7+! uses the Knight Fork as a deflection Razuvaev vs Z Mestrovic, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 1-0 38... Qxe3! 39. Bxe3 Bxb2+ 40. Kb1 Nc3+ 41. Kxb2 Nxd1+ +/- Z Almasi vs J Smeets, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0 19...Rh1+! K Cottrell vs Lenderman, 2006  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 0-1 19. Rxd5! Averbakh vs V Osnos, 1964  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 49 moves, 1-0 32. Rxh4! K Asrian vs A Pashikian, 2006  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 1-0 34. Ba7! Korchnoi vs E Paoli, 1965  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 50 moves, 1-0 17. Bxh6+! wins a decisive pawn due to the fork threat Trompowsky vs J Nielsen, 1936  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0 24...Qxd1+! S Short vs N Ahern, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1 25...Ne3! uses the pin and deflection to set up the Fork M Turov vs V Karagodin, 1997  (C01) French, Exchange, 36 moves, 0-1 25...Rxb2+! and the threat of the fork proves decisive W Van Lankveld vs Van der Wiel, 2000  (B06) Robatsch, 30 moves, 0-1 33. Qxf8+! D Fridman vs Kurajica, 2005  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0 14...Bxc2+! M Mitso vs T Gelashvili, 2000  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 0-1 23. Ng7+! Unzicker vs Saemisch, 1949  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 23 moves, 1-0 37...d2+! eliminates White's last passed pawn & forces the draw Svidler vs Kramnik, 2006  (C42) Petrov Defense, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2 19. Ba4! D Chuprov vs Epishin, 2005  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 55 moves, 1-0 31. Nf5! Tal vs Cherepkov, 1968  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 32 moves, 1-0 15. Bb6! uses the threat of a Knight Fork to win the exchange Zsofia Polgar vs J Kontra, 1982  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 21 moves, 1-0 24. Bxd6! prepares a decisive Knight Fork (threat) Emms vs V Tukmakov, 1996  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 27 moves, 1-0 30. Qxh8+! M Judd vs J A Congdon, 1874  (C42) Petrov Defense, 50 moves, 1-0 62...Ne3+! M Narciso Dublan vs Nakamura, 2007  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 71 moves, 0-1 25. Qxh7+! wins with the threat of a Knight Fork B Kostic vs H Wolf, 1922  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 80 moves, 1-0 21. Bh7+!! (deflection) and 22. Bg6! (decoy) set it up K Hulak vs D Rogic, 2005  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0 18...Qxc4! Steinitz vs J Minckwitz, 1870  (C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 0-1 27. Ne5! N Davies vs C Duncan, 1999  (A25) English, 30 moves, 1-0 22...Qxf3! wins because of the knight fork threat Stefansson vs Carlsen, 2007  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1 21...Be2! wins with the threat of a Knight Fork Balashov vs Z Lanka, 1988  (A48) King's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1 24. Re1! Qxe1 25. Nf6+ +- P K Chan vs Wu Kaiyu, 2001  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 24 moves, 1-0 23. Nxf7! N Rogers vs M Schleifer, 2001  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 44 moves, 1-0 24...Rg2+! finishes off a nicely won game by the young Capa J Corzo vs Capablanca, 1901  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 0-1 51. Nd6+! Carlsen vs Short, 2004  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 1-0 28. Bxf7+!! or 28. Bxe5!! and 29. Bxf7+! Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 33 moves, 1-0 28. Qxd6! L Pantsulaia vs M Palac, 2003  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 1-0 11...Nxh3+! Napoleon Bonaparte vs The Turk, 1809  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1 42. Rxe8!! sets up a winning Knight Fork after 43. f7! Yifan Hou vs Ruan Lufei, 2006  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0 16...Qxc3! wins a piece R Pert vs C Ward, 2005  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 16 moves, 0-1 11. Rxb8! Sokolsky vs Krupski, 1960  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 11 moves, 1-0 37...Qg3+! sets up a surprise winning Knight Fork Aronian vs Topalov, 2008  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1 16...f3! sets up a deep Knight Fork combo Harris vs Weeramantry, 1972  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1 17. Rh8+! Keres vs Wade, 1954  (C13) French, 17 moves, 1-0 36...Rxb2! wins the Queen but the follow-up wins more Gipslis vs Kupreichik, 1999  (B53) Sicilian, 46 moves, 0-1 8. Bxf7+! Schmid vs H Lohmann, 1949  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0 22...Ne1+! deflects the Rook to set up a Queen double attack H Ibrahim vs Sadvakasov, 1995  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 22 moves, 0-1 33. Re8+! solves the 09/01/2008 Monday puzzle Szabo vs L Liptay, 1962  (D85) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 1-0 23. Rxd71 sets up a deep knight fork in the game continuation E Eliskases vs L Laurine, 1935  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 27 moves, 1-0 17. Qxd7+! Tal vs Tringov, 1958  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0 25...Ke1! uses the threat of a Knight Fork to defend and win Burn vs Marshall, 1906  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1 25...Qxb2+! K Siembos vs T Gelashvili, 2001  (B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 0-1 49...Qxe1+! H M Hasan vs M F Littleton, 1972  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 50 moves, 0-1 26. Qxe8+! Ritson-Morry vs A Thomas, 1939  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0 31. Qd8+! R Kuijf vs I Rogers, 1989  (B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0 29. Qxa8+! Fedorowicz vs K Leung, 2001  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0 35...Rxg2+! forces mate or a winning Knight Fork M Palac vs Agrest, 2008  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 38 moves, 0-1 49...Qxf2+! D Flores vs Radjabov, 2005  (A26) English, 49 moves, 0-1 28. Ng3! is a complicated but apparently decisive fork A Kvon vs E Acuner, 2005  (B07) Pirc, 43 moves, 1-0 18. Qxc8 +- N Firman vs Areshchenko, 2008  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 18 moves, 1-0 29...e3! -+ prepares a deep Knight Fork D Marotti vs W Schoenmann, 1928  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 34 moves, 0-1 38. Rxf2+! Bakhmatov vs E Ghaem Maghami, 2005  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 38 moves, 0-1 26. Qxc8+! N Sakr vs Ali Atwi, 2001  (A10) English, 27 moves, 1-0 18. Nxe5! wins via a Knight Fork in the game continuation O Loskutov vs D Chuprikov, 2000  (C13) French, 20 moves, 1-0 39. Bxe6+! Seirawan vs B Kogan, 1986  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0 26. Rc7! wins a piece due to the Knight Fork threat Adams vs S Vanderwaeren, 1994  (C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0 20. Qxe6+! A Kim vs D Fajardo Ponce, 2008 (B50) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0 23...Qxg3+! Botvinnik vs Kotov, 1946  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 0-1 16. Qf6! wins a decisive pawn Saemisch vs F Krautheim, 1946  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0 53...Qxg3+! simplifies to a won endgame Tiviakov vs Nakamura, 2004  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 69 moves, 0-1 34. Qxc7+! J Becerra-Rivero vs Robson, 2009  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0 39. Rg7+! T Kosintseva vs E Zaiatz, 2009  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 43 moves, 1-0 35. Rxe7! Bxe7 36. Ne5+ Kf6 37. Ng6 +- Dreev vs G Pankov, 2009  (D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 35 moves, 1-0 20. Qxg6+! sacs a Queen for a Queen plus a couple of pawns O C Moen vs A Livner, 2008  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 24 moves, 1-0 24. Qxc6! gains a decisive piece due to the fork threat L Mkrtchian vs M Romanko, 2009  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0 40..Nf6!! solves a Sunday puzzle with a Knight fork threat Reshevsky vs Larsen, 1968  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 42 moves, 0-1 20...Qf3! wins a pawn and leaves White with two isolated pawns D King vs J Hall, 1998  (C16) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 0-1 56. Ng4! wins with the threat of a fork Kramnik vs Van Wely, 2010  (E92) King's Indian, 56 moves, 1-0 33. Qxe8+! E Torre vs R Meulders, 1987  (A81) Dutch, 34 moves, 1-0 28. Qxg7+! Smyslov vs Lutikov, 1960  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 81...Qe7+! Najdorf vs D Byrne, 1962  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 82 moves, 0-1 15. Bb6! uses deflection & decoy 16. Bf5! to set up the fork O'Kelly vs Ahlbach, 1938  (B54) Sicilian, 16 moves, 1-0 31. Qxe4! Von Bardeleben vs Harmonist, 1887  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0 16. Qxh8+! solves a Monday puzzle D Lima vs P De Souza Haro, 2001  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0 21. Qxe8+! Navara vs Z Ruzicka, 1997  (C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0 42...Qh1+! uses a knight fork to secure a won endgame E Eliskases vs B Wexler, 1960  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 54 moves, 0-1 35...Qxh1+! A Burns vs Blackburne, 1885  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1 20. Nf5! O Almeida vs P Zarnicki, 2002  (E15) Queen's Indian, 61 moves, 1-0 40...Qxc2+! W Schmidt vs W Reimer, 1985  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 0-1 31. Qxh6+! forces Black's resignation due to the fork threat Geller vs Polugaevsky, 1961  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 31 moves, 1-0 28. Re8+! and 32. Nd2!! in acme's analysis of the followup J Smorenberg vs A Bhuiyan, 2000  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0 20. Rc8+! solves a Monday puzzle Aronian vs C Seel, 2002  (B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0 28. Qxg7+ Qxg7 29. Re8+ Qf8 30. Nf7+! is also a zwischenzug G Bagaturov vs V Cugini, 2007  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0 21...Qxc3! combines a mate threat with the Knight Fork tactic R Primavera vs Jansa, 1976  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 0-1 30...Qxe4! wins three pawns and solves a Tuesday puzzle G Cappello vs E Paoli, 1967  (D73) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 0-1 26. Bxg6+ ! finishes off a long combination Leonhardt vs Tarrasch, 1910  (C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0 40. Qxf6+! solves a Monday puzzle J Kourek vs Oral, 1990  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 40 moves, 1-0 22...Rxd2! wins decisive material due to the fork threat L Perunovic vs A Panic, 2008  (A48) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1 47. Qb5! solves May 24, 2012 puzzle Zukertort vs Englisch, 1883  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 68 moves, 1-0 33...Rxd4! W Pietzsch vs Dzindzichashvili, 1965  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 33 moves, 0-1 27. Bxg6! deflection leads to a deep Knight Fork combo Naiditsch vs I Sokolov, 2012  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 1-0 33. Qxf1+! solves Monday 3/25/2013 A Gasik vs P Priya, 2007  (C42) Petrov Defense, 34 moves, 0-1