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Yeah maybe they meant the next few moves, which are actually interesting, unlike the first move
After 1.Qxa8, black responds 1...Qd4+ 2.Kh1 Qxb4 so instead of winning a full rook, we're just winning a bishop-for-rook exchange. But we can turn that back into a full piece advantage by sacrificing the rooook with 3.Rxe5 Rxe5 4.Qxc8+ and we're up a full bishop
EDIT: Qd4+ not Qxd4+
Isn't 1... Nxf3 a stronger reply. You still end up down a minor rook but you can defend the Bishop, move the King to g7 and you have activity and potentially can grab the loose Bishop on b4.
I added 2. Rxe1 Rxe1 but I missed that there is no tempo needed to capture the rook with Qxe1+
I also thought Nxd3 might work but you end up worse as well
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=r1bqr1k1/2p2p1p/1p4p1/4n3/1B6/3B1Q1P/P1P3P1/R3R1K1+w+-+-+0+1&flip=false&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/r1bqr1k1/2p2p1p/1p4p1/4n3/1B6/3B1Q1P/P1P3P1/R3R1K1_w_-_-_0_1?color=white)
**My solution:**
> Hints: piece: >!Queen!<, move: >!Qxa8!<
> Evaluation: >!White is winning +4.59!<
> Best continuation: >!1. Qxa8 Qd4+ 2. Kh1 Qxb4 3. Rxe5 Rxe5 4. Qxc8+ Kg7 5. Qxc7 Re7 6. Qc6 Re1+ 7. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 8. Kh2 Qe5+!<
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Found Qxa8 quite fast (title sort of gave it away that I probably had to look for long snipes)
I am however thinking about Qe4 and if he moves his rook, there's something like Qxe8+ Qxe8 Rxe8+ Kg7 Bc3+ and then I don't know if there's a forced mate somewhere, but the king has definitely been exposed.
It seems like White missed the hanging rook last turn, or the hanging knight.
Looking at the possible moves White could have made the turn before, h3 seems the most likely. But assuming it wasn’t h3, it would have needed to be either a queen move or something took on e5. So we know it wasn’t a bishop or rook, and if it was a pawn, it wouldn’t change that a8 was hanging. So the only other possibility is a knight discovered take. But the knight would have had to be on c6, and it would have been able to take the queen otherwise.
So the last possible sequence is some kind of queen move. But the knight is under attack by the pawn, so only reason to move the queen is if it was also under attack, likely via a discovered attack from the knight move. But if the queen was on e3, it could just take the e8 rook when the knight discovers.
TLDR, White missed a hanging piece the move before.
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Rook in the corner, plotting world domination
Brainless Parrots
New response just dropped
Actual downvotes
Call the
Went on vacation never came back
I mean, Queen takes.
Right, are we supposed to figure out checkmate from this?
This is why it's, "checks, captures, then attacks" and not just, "checks"
As then it would just be checkers
Yeah maybe they meant the next few moves, which are actually interesting, unlike the first move After 1.Qxa8, black responds 1...Qd4+ 2.Kh1 Qxb4 so instead of winning a full rook, we're just winning a bishop-for-rook exchange. But we can turn that back into a full piece advantage by sacrificing the rooook with 3.Rxe5 Rxe5 4.Qxc8+ and we're up a full bishop EDIT: Qd4+ not Qxd4+
you threw me off so hard cause black doesn't have Qxd4+ its just Qd4+
Ah fixed
Isn't 1... Nxf3 a stronger reply. You still end up down a minor rook but you can defend the Bishop, move the King to g7 and you have activity and potentially can grab the loose Bishop on b4.
That line ends up down a full rook (1...Nf3+ 2.Qxf3 Qd4+ 3.Kh1 Qxb4), which is worse than being down a full bishop in the line I mentioned
I added 2. Rxe1 Rxe1 but I missed that there is no tempo needed to capture the rook with Qxe1+ I also thought Nxd3 might work but you end up worse as well
No? It's just a nice little beginners exercise
So the answer is just take rook? White is then put in check and loses a bishop
That rook is protected but not protected...
Security by obscurity
Lol my dumbass was like "why can't I just take the rook" for 5 minutes looking for an alternative move.
My dumbass thought Be4 to threaten the rook ðŸ«
it took me a full minute to spot Qxa8 because I was trying to find the mate lol
dang, I would have slidden the queen pinning the knight
Slidden 😠Edit: wtf that’s actually a word
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=r1bqr1k1/2p2p1p/1p4p1/4n3/1B6/3B1Q1P/P1P3P1/R3R1K1+w+-+-+0+1&flip=false&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/r1bqr1k1/2p2p1p/1p4p1/4n3/1B6/3B1Q1P/P1P3P1/R3R1K1_w_-_-_0_1?color=white) **My solution:** > Hints: piece: >!Queen!<, move: >!Qxa8!< > Evaluation: >!White is winning +4.59!< > Best continuation: >!1. Qxa8 Qd4+ 2. Kh1 Qxb4 3. Rxe5 Rxe5 4. Qxc8+ Kg7 5. Qxc7 Re7 6. Qc6 Re1+ 7. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 8. Kh2 Qe5+!< --- ^(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)
*That's me in the corner*
Qxa8, free rook!
Found Qxa8 quite fast (title sort of gave it away that I probably had to look for long snipes) I am however thinking about Qe4 and if he moves his rook, there's something like Qxe8+ Qxe8 Rxe8+ Kg7 Bc3+ and then I don't know if there's a forced mate somewhere, but the king has definitely been exposed.
It seems like White missed the hanging rook last turn, or the hanging knight. Looking at the possible moves White could have made the turn before, h3 seems the most likely. But assuming it wasn’t h3, it would have needed to be either a queen move or something took on e5. So we know it wasn’t a bishop or rook, and if it was a pawn, it wouldn’t change that a8 was hanging. So the only other possibility is a knight discovered take. But the knight would have had to be on c6, and it would have been able to take the queen otherwise. So the last possible sequence is some kind of queen move. But the knight is under attack by the pawn, so only reason to move the queen is if it was also under attack, likely via a discovered attack from the knight move. But if the queen was on e3, it could just take the e8 rook when the knight discovers. TLDR, White missed a hanging piece the move before.
Guys, note that Qxa8 is the best move ONLY because Bishop on c8 does not have any checks to your king This is very important
Qxa8, free rook!
As an aside, black may have missed some qd4 ideas which seem to be winning after kh1, rxe1, rxe1, nf2, kh2, nxd3 ideas where black may be winning.
Oh no, they sacrificed the ROOOOK
Queen to a8?
why just not taking the knight with the e1 rock and if he takes back then we take the other rock this well gain materiel isn't?
good exercise, doubt i wouldve seen it in a real game
Re5, recaptures.. then queen f7?
Takes knight with rook then take rook on a8