Black wins the Queen for 2 Knights in 3 moves.

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Chapter 3 KNIGHT FORKS – INTRODUCTION

A KNIGHT FORK is a Knight (N) attack on two or more enemy pieces at the same time. Some Knight forks are simple, as in introductory Diagram 63. Others take two or more moves to set up.

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Answer – Diagram 77:

1.     …                       Nec3+

2.  bxc3                      Nxc3

3.  K moves               Nxe2