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Diagram above: White to move. What would you do?
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The Solution
White can attack the exposed black king and the undefended black bishop simultaneously (a fork).
Diagram above: After 1… Bb5 2.Qd5+, white will capture the undefended black bishop on b5.
Important Observations
This fork tactic became possible as a consequence of the exposed black king and the undefended black bishop on b5.