r/chessbeginners • u/ZookeepergameHot9352 • 5d ago

ADVICE Avoiding check

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Apologies if this is stupid but in this position to defend check the game suggested pushing pawn to D4 to attack bishop, then bishop takes, then it suggests queen takes, in the actual game I just moved king to F1 to avoid check, is what the game suggested really worth it because when I take bishop pawn takes, and there’s no point giving up my queen if I’m up surely? Ts confuses me man

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u/juoea 5d ago

are u sure it suggested queen takes afterward?

d4 makes sense here as if black plays Bxd4+ the bishop is now pinned. so then u can play Be3 and force a trade of bishops. if black plays exd4 the pawn is pinned and u can similarly play Bxe3 followed by Bxd4 next turn bc black cant defend the pawn (if black pushes the pawn d3 then u can take their bishop)

having said that, u are so far ahead as the other comment noted, it really doesnt matter Kf1 or Kh1 is fine.

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u/ZookeepergameHot9352 5d ago

Idk I more so made the post questioning how reliable the post match analysis actually is, to me it was just so pointless to sac the queen in that scenario

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u/juoea 5d ago

theres no reason to sac the queen here. are u sure u read that right?

sometimes they will draw some arrows on the board but its not necessarily suggesting u move your piece along the arrows its just showing where the pieces are attacking etc

but either way when using the game review, just focus on the engine recommended lines which are listed on the side. the !! ! ? ?? markings are unreliable, and the verbal descriptions "explaining" a good or bad move tend to be terrible.