Pardi Rodolfo. Fork, a Common Chess Pattern

Gatteria, 2014. - 102 pagesForks! why should I need a book about that? anybody knows what we are talking about.
True, but when was it the last time when you fell into a murderous fork? last tournament maybe?
A fork is a tactic, a double attack froma single piece, a Knight, a pawn, the King. Loosely, also a Bishop, the Rook and
the Queen can fork.
The type of fork is commonly named after the type of forking piece.
The most dangerous is the Knight fork, two or even three pieces, as the attacked pieces cannot immediately threaten
back the attacker.
The fork normally results in losing a heavy piece, or at least the exchange.
The remedies are common to those against a generic double attack, an intermediate move which attacks some piece,
better if unprotected.
This book covers the different kinds of forks, putting in evidence the more general patterns, to identify the possible forks
early, before it's too late.
Not only a single move fork, which normally happens when a player does not check the opponent's plan before making his
move; but also a fork which is prepared, a two move tactic.
Examples fromreal games are also given; and the possibility of playing through a game and download the PGN (for this a
connection to Internet is needed, Wi-Fi or other).
Nineteen century chess players had a greater ability in managing the Knight, so a particular attention will be given to this
minor piece.
A preliminary test to do blindfold, without a board, before buying this book:
starting position is Knight in b2 and opponent King in d4. Without a board, find the moves needed to check the King
(avoiding squares where it can be captured).
If the solution(s) are immediately found, you are beyond expert level, you will not learn anything fromthis book.
If you are not able to do that at all, I suggest you make many visualization exercises before buying this book, otherwise it will
be no fun.
You are able to find the solution, slow to fast. This book could show you fork patterns you are not aware of, and you might
remember some to your future advantage: solution
Enjoy the reading, and play well.