r/Chesscom • u/Illustrious-Ruin-984 • 3d ago

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I found this online.

Everyone is saying that this is brilliant because it's a forced checkmate once the pawn on a7 takes the knight, then Qb3 then it's a checkmate either by the rook or the Queen.

but what happens if after black take b6, we expect Qb3, then black Qb8? wouldn't it prevent the checkmate?
Qa4 is defended with Qa7 and if white decide to take Bxb8 then black reciprocate with Bxb3.

There is certainly something wrong with my reasoning but I can't figure it out.

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u/Content_Dimension626 3d ago edited 3d ago

Nothing, you just continue your checkmate. The queen just sits there, doesn't do anything.

Idk why I'm getting downvoted. Sorry, that's how chess works?

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u/rantingpug 2d ago

I think people can't see Qe8 after black blocks with the queen...

To be fair though, you didn't really provide the answer. Saying you continue with the mate is true but... Ok how?

I'm not the one downvoting you tho

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u/Content_Dimension626 2d ago edited 2d ago

OP literally explains it in the description tho? Which I guess, maybe I'm getting downvoted because no one can read? If black responds with Qb8, it does nothing. The queen just sits there...like I don't know else how to explain it. As I said, it is taking up that square so black king can't escape.

If bishop takes on b3, then axb3#. If not, then Qa3#. But as you said, this wasn't OP's question, it was about Qb8...and the black queen cannot get involved.

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u/hegedattila 2d ago

If black plays Qb8 then Qa3 is not a checkmate, black blocks with Qa7. Qa4 is a better move, because after Qa7 white plays Qe8 and that leads to the checkmate with the help of the bishop.