38 Rd1xd6?? newly undefended d6-rook drops off to knight fork
E Bakhmatov vs E Ghaem Maghami, 2005  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 38 moves, 0-1
41 ... a3-a2! unprotected White c6-bishop creates knight fork
J Piket vs Kasparov, 1999  (E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
27 ... Rh6-h8? creates an undefended piece allowing 28 Rc1xBc5!
Tarrasch vs Janowski, 1896  (C25) Vienna, 32 moves, 1-0
34 ... Qe7-g5? undefended Black g5-queen leads to knight fork
Anand vs Leko, 2009  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 36 moves, 1-0
24 ... Qd8-d6? newly undefended queen makes 25 Ng5xf7! possible
Nepomniachtchi vs Kharitonov, 2009  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
15 ... Bc8-a6?? loose bishop drops off to RTG shot 16 Bd6-b4!
B Grachev vs Vaganian, 2009  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
27 ... Bh4-g3? leaves g3-bishop undefended for 28 Rd3xBd5!
Shulman vs Van Wely, 2009  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
33 ... Qg7-f6?? puts queen on an undefended sq for 34 Qc4xNc7+!
J Becerra Rivero vs Robson, 2009  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Shirov, 2007  (A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0
32 a4-a5! defends the White b6-queen for the upcoming 33 Bb5-c6
Carlsen vs Y Wang, 2009  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 33 moves, 1-0
Unprotected Black c5-bishop vanishes after the fork 32 Rd1-d5!
Koneru vs Q Guo, 2012  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 40 moves, 1-0
40 Ra3-a1?? leaves the a1-rook unprotected, drops to queen fork
Ivanchuk vs Mamedyarov, 2013  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
25 ... Rb2-a2?? unpro rook drops off to queen fork 27 Qb8-b1+
Kramnik vs H Wang, 2013  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 1-0
33 Rd5xf5?? loose f5-rook drops to queen fork 33 .. Qb2-b1+ 0-1
L Galojan vs D Daulyte-Cornette, 2013  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
24 ... Qa5-c3! forks both the unprotected b2-rook and g3-knight
E Bronnikova vs J Zawadzka, 2013  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1
4 Nf3xe5?? Qd8-a5+! queen fork picks up the unprotected knight
R Combe vs W Hasenfuss, 1933  (A43) Old Benoni, 4 moves, 0-1
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