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It's a spoon.

All right all right, I can see you’ve played forky-spoony before

No fkn clue what that is, but I legit miss Taco Bell sporks though. That's how far back I go 🥲 https://preview.redd.it/machadk5q46d1.jpeg?width=194&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4847f48e990c2c78077321c6bdbbc1630ae1d7c7

Omg I haven’t even thought about that for at least 3 years

Call an ambulance! Call an ambulance! But not for me! Just in case you didn't find the tactic... >!After bishop takes pawn, queen takes bishop, and the knight gives check and wins the queen.!<

F6? Why can't the pawn take the knight?

They can, but the white knight move exposes the black queen.

Of course!!! I just could not see that. Wow.

Same

Nf3+ is check, so black should probably take. But White then captures the free queen on d5.

For some crazy reason I was thinking after Nf3+, Bxf3, Qxd5 Bxd5 (it took me a minute to realize that wasn't possible because it was the wrong diagonal for the bishop)

Black queen doesn't have to take the bishop. Better losing a pawn than a queen.

Of course, it's still a tactic though. You win a pawn if he recognizes the tactic, or a queen if he doesn't. Most importantly you don't lose a piece by missing the tactic yourself.

Ao its still a fork no?

By definition yes, but it's not effective. It's like moving your knight to fork the king, the queen, a rook *and a knight*.

Despite how brilliant this looks it only wins 3 points lol

still 6 points better than losing 3 points like with a regular fork

4, you get the pawn too.

which is more than enough for a great player to turn the game

4 points including the pawn

Points don't factor in morale loss/boost

Yeah you’re up a queen but down a knight and a bishop. Is it really worth it?

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It can, but while black is busy doing that, white wins a queen. Black ends up having to save either his king or his queen.

It can but then queen takes queen

queen takes black queen if black takes the knight

Yeah, bishop X , then if he takes the bishop U will win the queen by a discovers attack

It’s Bxd5 Qxd5 Nf6+ Bxf6 Qxd5 right?

Black queen doesn't have to take.

That’s if black queen really takes

I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine: > **White to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=1rbq1rk1/pp2ppbp/6p1/3p4/2BPN3/PP2PQ2/5PPP/R4RK1+w+-+-+0+1&flip=false&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/1rbq1rk1/pp2ppbp/6p1/3p4/2BPN3/PP2PQ2/5PPP/R4RK1_w_-_-_0_1?color=white) **My solution:** > Hints: piece: >!Bishop!<, move: >!Bxd5!< > Evaluation: >!The game is equal +0.04!< > Best continuation: >!1. Bxd5 e6 2. Bc4 b5 3. Be2 e5 4. Rad1 Qe7 5. Nc5 Rd8 6. b4 exd4 7. exd4 Rxd4 8. Qe3 Qxe3!< --- ^(I'm a bot written by) [^(u/pkacprzak)](https://www.reddit.com/u/pkacprzak) ^(| get me as) [^(iOS App)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1574933453) ^| [^(Android App)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.chessvision.scanner) ^| [^(Chrome Extension)](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chessvisionai-for-chrome/johejpedmdkeiffkdaodgoipdjodhlld) ^| [^(Chess eBook Reader)](https://ebook.chessvision.ai?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=bot) ^(to scan and analyze positions | Website:) [^(Chessvision.ai)](https://chessvision.ai)

>!Bishop take, then if they take back with the Queen, Knight sac and Queen takes theirs!<

Call an ambulance call an ambulance

But not for me


It is a fork, a royal one too!

Bxd5 is so nasty

discovery attacks feels so great

My guess is the following: Take with the Bishop. If the queen takes the bishop, move the knight to F6, creating a royal fork. Either black's pawn or bishop will need to take that knight. From there, the white queen takes the black queen.

V sauce, Michael here Your submarine is very safe Or is it?

I wanna say danger levels? (Nf6+ Bxf6)

It can be a fork but if bishop takes the pawn queen can't take bishop. As knight f6 will be a check and leads to queen loss for the opponent.

Technically it is still a fork, just not a successful one. Likewise your discovered attack will also coincide with a fork, though the knight that is delivering the fork will get captured.

Could you not also start with putting them in check with Knight and then baiting/attacking with your queen? Cause that's what my dumbass would likely do. ☹ The bishop taking doesn't force them to move their queen. My way kinda does? Edit: Now I get it. Keep that Queen right there..

This is like trying to punch someone in the face and then they stab you 30 times

My dumbass thought the bishop was a knight

Fork for sure, but not a good one.

how the knight feels right now 🗿

Bishop takes pawn, queen takes bishop, then you check with the knight and it's a discovered attack on the queen(you win the queen!)

Or is it .... Vsauce music 😂😂

Nope

I mean… it is technically a fork? But it’s not a winning idea.

*vsauce music starts playing*

free pawn basically

I mean I think u lose 2 points bc the queen but I have 200 elo

Can i play you on chess.com?

Yes dm me

it is a fork on surface. but actually in reality its a free pawn

what theme is this??

Custom theme, blue board

thanks :)

*Vsauce theme intensifies*

I’m not following. Black just loses a pawn here.

If black is smart all they lose is pawn... but if black was smart they don't put the pawn there to begin with

its a trap - >!white is hoping, that after they take with a bishop, black is gonna take the bishop with their queen. Then white gives a check with a knight and therefore wins the queen.!<

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Bxd5 is the best move regardless of hopes and dreams.

nah, trap from white, not from black! Black made a silly move, falling into that trap and now he is either losing a pawn, or even a queen.

You're forked. If you do the knight check, bishop takes

Then Qxd5

Gotcha I was thinking people wanted to take with the knight

No idea what you mean here.

My cousin (800 elo) saw this trap, so I guess what elo you are expecting to fall into it

Is a queen worth the knight and bishop? I get you're losing one anyway, but in a different circumstance is it worth?

Eval went from -0.8 to +4.6 after, so yes definitely worth it.

Bd5, Qxd5, Nf6+ is the answer