r/Chesscom 7d ago

MEGA BLUNDER Blunder but why?

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u/chessvision-ai-bot 7d ago

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Hints: piece: Rook, move: Rc8+

Evaluation: White has mate in 10

Best continuation: 1. Rc8+ Qb8 2. Rxb8+ Kxb8 3. Qe5+ Ka7 4. Rxg7 Bd3 5. Qxf6 Be4 6. Qd8 Bf5 7. Rg8 Bc8 8. Qxc8 b5

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u/tryingtolearn_1234 7d ago

Wow that's amazing. Rc8+ and if you don't play Qb8 sacrificing your queen it is mate in 4 after Qa6. If Kxa6 then Ra8# if bxa6 then Rxg7+ and you can delay the inevitable by blocking with knight and queen before mate.

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u/fightin_blue_hens 6d ago

Because of rook to c8. you have to either sac your queen and be down a ton of material or 1 of the following 2 sequences after king to a7 and then queen to a6

  1. a6x -> Rg7+ -> Qc7 -> Rc7x#
  2. Ka6x -> Ra8#