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A Fork

A Pawn forks two Knights

From Mark Weeks, About.com

A lowly Pawn faces two menacing enemy Knights, but both are on squares where the Pawn is allowed to capture.
A Pawn forks two Knights
A Fork
The Pawn holds a two-prong spear, a symbol of the fork. Unless White has an immediate diversion, one of the Knights will be lost on Black's next move.
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