Solve it, if you dare !
So, you are playing black in this game and it is your move.Note that your queen is under attack by a rook, and that rook is defended.
Do you move your queen, or is there a better chess move ?
What is your best chess move and what 2 black moves follow ?
(Click on the board to see the whole board).
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I certainly wouldn't move her to kill the rook or next move, the white knight will kill here then
The chess board has vanished, can't remember was there a pawn there to save her , but if not.... my option for now, move her back ...sleepy head tonight jim so I apologise for not giving giving it dime day
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Regardless, thanks, I corrected it.
Everyone - So far, there's a much better move awaiting your discovery.
Reverse Queen to right diagonally row2space 5 to row 1 space 4 and next attempt to use the rook( to remove the knight) and bishop (to remove white rook) as they should be eliminated to gain center ground.
for black; Bishop take Knight
for white Rook take Q
for black Bishop x pawn, Check !
for white King to g1
for black Knight to f3 checkmate !
However if;
for black; Bishop take Knight
for white pawn to f3
for white Queen take rook.
Note that the white rook can't take the black bishop, because then the queen can check
the king and after the rook blocks the check, Queen takes Rook, checkmate.
So, white gets a rook & a knight without giving up anything.
the king and after the rook blocks the check, Queen takes Rook, checkmate.
Yes, now I see that. I was looking at the main defensive move being Castle to defend the white pawn.
Taking the Black Knight is a superior move; although either move only delays the inevitable; Black to mate. Either way, my next move is Bishop takes pawn, check. Then Black Queen takes white Castle. Then it is just a matter of pointless defensive blocks by white leading to mate. Once the Black Queen is on the final row it is over.
I don't resign when I play Chess. I play out the loss, if I am going to lose. Believe it or not, much can be learned from the end game; win or lose. W.
You do realise that you are arguing with me, saying I am wrong, and you're saying the exact same thing as me?
Who's wrong? I'm lost. What? Thanks FF. W.
Black: BXN threatens mate in 2 via BXPch, KB8 NC6 mate)
RXN, BXP ch, RXN prevents NC6 mate and BXP prevents RXB
KB8 QXR,
RF5 reduces the loss to a rook
Actually White can also play QXR!, Black QXR and that reduces the loss to a Knight
Good blog, a nice reminder of how much I once used to enjoy playing chess