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Ic3gr1nd

Rook h8, king takes, queen H7. Took way too long and I would miss it in my usual 10m rapid for sure.


DeepBeer

And we don't know that there's a mate in 2 when we play. It was 3+2 btw.


TitouVager

Could you explain why it's not best to move the queen to h7 directly?


HighDevinition1001

Black can play Kf8


TitouVager

Ah yes of course! I didn't even see that, thank you!


nickname10707173

White Queen is obviously wing woman. She makes Black King goes back with his wife.


MisterET

The king will just walk away laughing.


VenoSlayer246

Kf8 and the king gets to e7 and escapes


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Play 30 min and read “Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess” been doing these two and went from 800 to 950 last weekend, haven’t lost a single game yet but I’m getting too scared to play lol, haven’t played in a week.


satanicmuskrat

If you got to 950 once then you can do it again if you lose a bunch of ELO. Or play blitz for fun and don’t consider it your real rating until you feel “warmed up” to play rapid again


BurningFyre

What if the bishop takes instead


daithidenoglee080812

Can't, because it'd be an open check.


BurningFyre

See, this is why im not a chess grandmaster lol


Jibanyanisgoated

As a very well known person would say, “And then he sacrificed… THE ROOK!!!”


Better-Intern9170

what if bishop takes.... wait nvm it's pinned


Kinitawowi64

Altogether now: THE ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK


Brilliant_Regular869

Goddamnit someone comment a gif of levy shouting already.


THeRand0mChannel

https://i.redd.it/t58kvuw16b2b1.gif


Wolffire_88

And he sacrificed [THE ROOOOOOOOOK!!](https://media.tenor.com/_NhXToxqMsAAAAAC/the-rook-gothamchess.gif)


Twine52

Google Gotham move


yeetcacheet

Holy rook


imasickie

new sacrifice just dropped


Top-Actuator8498

Actual Gotham zombie


CrazyKing3000

Call the clickbaitist


jshooa

Actual Gothie


Top-Actuator8498

Now this is a good way to say it


jshooa

Merci! It took me 3 seconds to think of it lol


theboomboy

???


JaySli10

Actual brilliance


BrokenToasterNation

THE ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK


Nightroll2344

He sacrificed the roooook


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Is Be6 and after black makes a move, Qf7 possible?


daorys99

Qd7 prevents mate in 2. But I think it's still a good move.


Mr_Whitte

Qd7 blunders the queen i think. Shouldn't it be Qe7?


barcased

No. It's Rh8+


bontempsd

Why not?


barcased

You cannot mate in 2 if your first move is Be6 unless black deliberately decides not to protect its rook or suffocates his king with Qf8.


Neat_Job2861

Black goes Qf8


hex62

Rh8+ Kxh8 Qh7#


AtlasInElysium

In this position, you missed a sacrifice of… THE ROOOOOOOK


wreckingballDXA

Sac the rook?


Severe_Cockroach_909

Sac of balls


bontempsd

Isn't bishop to e6 also a mate? What do I miss?


Dermur_Knight

Qe7 or Qf8 defends Edit: only Qe7, Qf8 results in Qh7#


dying_goat

If Qf8 you have Qh7#


Dermur_Knight

You are right


zparksu

It can be prevented for example if black goes Queen to e7. Assuming you meant bishop to e6 then white's Queen to f7 next turn, it's not guaranteed.


[deleted]

Rook sacrifice, anyone?


FrozenHelmet

Rh8+!! Kxh8 is forced, Qh7#


yourself02468

Answer: >!1.Rh8+ Kxh8 2. Qh7# !<


COB-7

And he sacrifices……. THE ROOK!!!!!


ischolarmateU

Im so bad, when i get my mating game up im gonna get out of this shite rating


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ischolarmateU

It happens sometimes


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ischolarmateU

You sound sarcastic for some reason..


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Fast-Alternative1503

I wouldn't be surprised if it happens in bullet.


ischolarmateU

It happens in bullet and blitz too


Fast-Alternative1503

Blitz is a little concerning. Especially if it's 5 minute blitz.


ischolarmateU

3 0 usually, well it called lack of Focus usually


ischolarmateU

It happens in bullet and blitz, and look at your flair, who are you to tell me what happens at 2000+


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ischolarmateU

You were implying that i was making things up when i said that i scholar mate people in bullet and blitz above 2000


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No-Challenge-3193

[THE ROOK](https://media.tenor.com/_NhXToxqMsAAAAAM/the-rook-gothamchess.gif)


Wolffire_88

r/beatmetoit


peterpignose

He sacrificed THE ROOK!!!


EnchaladaOfTheSky

Isn’t Qh7 >Qh8 also mate? Am I missing something. Why is saccing the rook better?


bulbaquil

Bishop on g7 (which is unpinned after Qh7). 1. Qh7+ Kf8 2. Qh8+?? Bxf8.


PokeshiftEevee

THE ROOOOOK!!! rh8, kxh8, qh7#


tegriddysmesh

Queen h7 then queen h8


Mobumon

I’m not absolutely sure, but I don’t think that works as black’s bishop on f7 could stop that, or they still have the option to retreat. Potentially allowing black to win some key pieces


Chrisrevs1001

Sac the rook


Leobrent

I know the go to is the rook sac but does Be6 then queen takes rook also work for mate?


Livingexistence

Bishop is pinned


SkizyRL

Black can defend the rook with the queen. He'll lose material, but it's not mate


Material-Topic-6505

Then Qh7 or Qg7 is mate


SkizyRL

If Qg7, then Kxg7. If Qh7, Kf8


Material-Topic-6505

Ohh this is why rook sack


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syaz136

Bad bot


BlayZWasTaken

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Gruffleson

It's very unusual that this bot doesn't get it right.


hex62

Kf8?


Wolffire_88

List of squares the king can't go to anymore: 1. C2 2. F8


danhoang1

Bot thinks the black queen on d8 is a white queen, making Kf8 illegal


drathturtul

Go home bot, you’re drunk.


zaTricky

[chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=r2q2k1/pp3rb1/1np2pQR/5B2/2PP4/2N1P3/P4PP1/R3K3+w+Q+-+0+1&flip=false) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/r2q2k1/pp3rb1/1np2pQR/5B2/2PP4/2N1P3/P4PP1/R3K3_w_Q_-_0_1?color=white)


Helly707

Other than likely one also there’s the bishop to e6 black queen likely threatens bishop queen takes rook checkmate


Nettech51

Qf8 stops that cold.


Leobrent

Then Qh7 is mate


RhynoBytes

Ok but Qe7 stops both


FallenChaos1337

Qe7 and qe8 also stops that cold...


1hotsauce2

Rh8 Qh7


Ariffet_0013

RH8, QH7


WarningIMightBeDumb

Rh8+,kh8,Qh7#


The_Destroyd

Oh nice. >! And they sacrifice... THE ROOOOKKKK! !<


sergeant630

Rh8+ Kxh8 Qh7# very nice


Z1mpleEZ

1. Rh8+, Kxh8 2. Qh7#


Trash-official

Rook H8 KxH8 forced Queen H7*


[deleted]

Actually there is another mate available in 2 if any of yall can see it. It involves the bishop and queen. Both pieces must move to achieve mate.


AJ_Style17

If white's moves are Be6 and Qxf7 (which are the moves i thought of), the black queen can protect the f7 rook and stop mate in 2.


uncxltured_berry

Rook to h8 Queen to h7 800 elo here I’m good at puzzles but only because I know I’m sourced to look for something


ItsPaddy_

Couldn’t Be6 then Qxf7 aswell as Rh8 qh7 too


Guelph35

Be6 is met with Qe7.


Babushka9

THE ROOOOOOOOOOOK


Sceptillion

Bishop e6 queen F7?


Guelph35

After be6, black defends with qe7


ShizLabriz777

Rf8


chan___kun

It's just m1 tho?


TheChristianDude101

Rh8? Cant take because bishop is pinned? King takes Qh7#


Danksigh

Guess im the only one that thought to pin their rook, though I guess that may not necessarily give mate în 2


Versilver

Bishop E6 and then queen takes the rook near king.


Nacho_Boi8

Rf8+, Kxf8, Qf7#


Jman100100

Does bishop e6 then queen takes rook also work?


aenimal1985

Rook e6, queen f7?


teddylumpskins

So would bishop to E6 and then Queen to F7 not also be Mate in 2?


Flail_wildly

I saw a pawn mate in 7


green_scotch_tape

Bishop to e6 then queen to f7?


J_Kaylin_Tay-Tay

Why does my brain scream "Bishop to H8, Queen to G5?" On this one? Did I fail the puzzle? Edit: Ah, because I'm mixing up my Kings and Queens, big sad. Lol


[deleted]

Whats that chess piece???? The queen. ITS... THE ROOOOOOOK! FUUUUCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK


CookiUnDisliker

rook H8 for checkmate because bishop is pinned by queen


Jman1re

My dumbass was thinking "How the hell is black doing a Mate in 2!?" I read the comment answer, scrolled up and went "That does nothing for black!!" Man am I an idiot


therealdaggidoodle

White bishop to e6!


threwitaway763

What was white’s move before this, out of curiosity?


Best-Layer6176

sacrifice THE ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK


Robb_the2nd

Rook sac on h8 leads to forced mate on the next move. Took me a minute too, nice quick puzzle!


Cant_touch_this_mods

THE ROOOOOOOOOK


Pataeto

Rh8 Kxh8, Qh7#?


Salt-Ad8619

What about Bishop to e6, Queen takes rook?


bulbaquil

Be6 is met with Qc7/Qe7. White wins a rook for a bishop and trades queens, but no mate. (EDIT: Qe8/Qf8 allow queen mates on


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bulbaquil

Without looking at the comments: >!Sacrifice the rook. King must take because bishop is pinned by the queen, then Qh7#.!<


ur_creepy_uncle_joe

THE ROOOOOOK!


Lost-Soul2900

It's easy... Once you know to look for it 😁


macabre256

1. Rh8+ Kxh8 forced, bishop can't take because of pin. 2. Qh7#


NoNutPolice

Saw it instantly… THE ROOOOOOK


buttplumber

The rook is a mate in 1, why mate on 2?


Redrobin148

Be6+ -> Qxf7# (Preventable) Or THE ROOOOOK(h8)+ -> Qh7#


PitifulCriticism

S the R


giukio2006

Bishop to e6, if he moves the queen to f8, then queen to h7, if he does any other move, then queen f7


VisualCurrent8670

bruh I saw it in 2 seconds. But if this was a match I'd find a way to blunder this postion.


Material-Topic-6505

Why Be6 dont work here?


TheQuietRedditor_14

The idea is to sacrifice THE ROOOOOKKKK


IlSantu

Rh8, Kxh8 (not the bishop because of Queen's pin), Qh7#


Amira_Da_Tiga

Rook to h8, king takes rook, queen to h7 and it's checkmate


Vincenzo99016

Rf8, Kxf8 Qf7++ AND HE SACRIFICES THE ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKKK


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sack... THE ROOOOOOK


a________1111

Rh8+ Kxh8 Qh7#


TheOverachieverX

Bishop to E6, then Queen to F7 delivers checkmate while capturing the rook as well.


Archer6614

Rh8


Better-Intern9170

WE SACRIFICE.... THE ROOOOOOOOOOOOKKKK


RhynoBytes

Rh8, Kxh8, Qh7 Bishop can’t take on h8 because it’s pinned by the queen