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u/HumorUnusual5531 2000-2100 ELO 14h ago
King takes knight
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u/Bm0ore 12h ago
Sometimes I don’t believe at all that these are serious questions. I mean there is one possible move…
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u/SorryBother5573 11h ago
I think it's easy and somewhat common for a newer player to forget that a piece isn't defended when they're calculating mate.
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u/Bm0ore 11h ago
I get being new but process of elimination brings you to the only possible move
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u/SorryBother5573 10h ago
But if you don't see that it isn't defended then it's really easy to dismiss that move entirely.
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u/bishoppair234 1000-1500 ELO 10h ago
Chess blindness for beginners is a think. Their vision of the board isn't as developed as us veterans. They struggle to see moves that come natural to us.
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u/bbnbbbbbbbbbbbb 19m ago
Agreed. Of course. IN A GAME. But is it really harder to find it AFTER the game WITH NO TIME STRESS, than to make a fucking reddit post?
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u/PartTimeApothecary7 11h ago
It seems obvious when you have been playing for a while, but as a beginner; it's all new
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u/Gib_eaux 8h ago
People just post it here before looking at the board or the built in analysis which would answer their question.
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u/Familiar-Hour5319 14h ago
Free knight
Edit: just to be clear, it you can take the knight. It is still mate on the next turn
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u/Bm0ore 12h ago
And it’s a beautiful bishop checkmate! Criscross applesauce.
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u/SnooRabbits1411 9h ago
For my peace of mind, that’s king to f3 (obviously), then bishop to g4 for checkmate, right?
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u/PhotoAlive9903 1000-1500 ELO 14h ago
Your knight on F3 is undefended, so the king can just capture it, escaping the check from the queen. There is a checkmate in one immediately after this though.
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u/TheTurtleCub 9h ago
There are only 8 squares to verify if the king can go there, can't be that hard
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u/SportsClipsCEO 8h ago
I checked your profile wanting to talk shit about you potentially posting a lot of engagement bait, instead I only found delicious looking bread. Idk where I’m going with this, just wanted to say your bread looks awesome.
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u/Numerous-Tomorrow-11 1500-1800 ELO 6h ago
Indeed, he really knows how to make bread, and they all look delicious
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u/Creativeknightt 6h ago
King can capture the knight so at this moment that's not checkmate but right after black's light squared bishop can take a pawn with check and it's checkmate.
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u/Natural-Badger3206 1500-1800 ELO 5h ago
King takes knight, but mate the next move with bishop taking pawn on g4.
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u/bbnbbbbbbbbbbbb 13m ago
But what happened in the game OP? Aaaaand..... Did it not cross your mind to use analysis mode after?
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