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chessmate@lemmy.ml to Chess@lemmy.ml · 18 days ago

Hikaru sacrificed queen but why ?

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Hikaru sacrificed queen but why ?

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chessmate@lemmy.ml to Chess@lemmy.ml · 18 days ago
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  • Thomas Arend@nrw.social
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    18 days ago

    @chessmate

    After King takes queen it’s mate in two.

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      17 days ago

      Those two being:

      Tap for spoiler

      Kxd8 Ba5

      Ke8 Rd8#

      • ThirdConsul@lemmy.mlBanned
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        17 days ago

        I can never understand this kind of puzzles.

        Why the heck it’s always assumed the opponent will play like an ass? Block the pointy hat on a5 with the mob on b6 instead?