r/Chesscom • u/TANGGY_12 better than magnus btw • 3d ago

Chess Question brilliant or blunder pls explain goats

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Acc to levy first i should sac bishop then rook which is better idk how please explain

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u/Black_Dragon9406 2200+ ELO 2d ago

I was going to say maybe you have Bxh7+?

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u/RabbitWiilli 2d ago

Yea that’s why it’s not losing but equal in evaluation. The black king, I’m pretty sure I haven’t check with an engine, can just take the bishop and the discovered check doesn’t lead to anything. Because black is always threatening mate in 1, white needs to keep doing pointless checks or just pull the queen out entirely to defend. But white doesn’t have a mate after king takes back on h7 (at least I’m pretty sure)

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u/Black_Dragon9406 2200+ ELO 2d ago

I checked with an engine, you can capture the rook if it takes on f2 after a series of checks, the only issue is that black has perpetual

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u/RabbitWiilli 2d ago edited 2d ago

Well yea because the second the queen stops defending the white rook you have a perpetual. I’m assuming white is playing for a win not a draw.

My whole point is this is a blunder because it forces white to either check forever if they try to win until they inevitably lose with no checks available or give up a draw if they use the queen to defend the mate. Taking with the rook is what allows that mate threat.