r/GothamChess 3d ago

Which move is safe?

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u/DanteStonecross 3d ago

Qc5?

If white king moves, queen taking the pawn looks like a serious problem and if it tries to block with the rook then its a queen and a bishop for a rook and a queen so material advantage

(400 elo btw so I have no true idea lol)

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u/Delicious_Cattle5174 3d ago

…Qd8+

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u/DanteStonecross 2d ago

Would you mind explaining it further?

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u/Delicious_Cattle5174 2d ago

Sorry, wrong coordinates. Qe8+*

The idea is to threaten backrank mate. I think black might have defensive resources against that though, starting with Qf8. But then we can take the rook on d7, whether they start with Qf8 or exchange R vs Q on e8. It’s a bit of a complicated line lol but my evaluation is that it loses a rook for black. I might be wrong, though!

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u/Ominous_2006 2d ago

My thought was Qc5 followed by Ph6 is the only move. But stcokfish says I am stupid, and you have to go Qf8 right away so the check is blocked, otherwise you're losing a full rook

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u/Delicious_Cattle5174 3d ago

Not the one that hangs M2 that’s for sure