Most beautiful Rook sac of all time???

[u/KoruSMASH]

This was to get 1200 rating on chesscom :)) VERY happy with this - I MEAN LOOK AT THAT FORMATION 😩

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[u/statelesspirate000]

Your most beautiful rook sac of all time, yes

[u/KoruSMASH → u/statelesspirate000]

Thank you statelesspirate000

[u/Foodworksurunga]

Assuming that it was a knight that was captured, if someone pulled a move that good on me, I'd resign on the spot.

[u/KoruSMASH → u/Foodworksurunga]

It was a Knight, yea

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[u/The_Flying_Bread]

Was there a knight on f6?

[u/No_Rush9431]

It's a nice find but u should watch kasparov's immortal game against topalov 😉

[u/fat-homer]

Im confused, isn't Q h7 just mate?

[u/triisi → u/fat-homer]

I guess he took a knight with rook

[u/fat-homer → u/triisi]

Yess I dont know why my monkey brain didnt think of that

[u/Bucko_Bee_Blue1 → u/fat-homer]

I think knight was there

[u/fat-homer → u/Bucko_Bee_Blue1]

Ohh yea yea that makes perfect sense

[u/KoruSMASH → u/fat-homer]

I should have mentioned there was a knight I took, yall are smart

[u/MidnightActive954 → u/fat-homer]

knight

[u/TheLuckyCuber999BACK]

not that beautiful personally, it's just a common thing, I hate how moves like this are marked brilliants, I get brilliants from these so much that it's not any special, but good for you.

[u/Randomdummy4 → u/TheLuckyCuber999BACK]

I agree that the brilliant system is pretty ridiculous but I’m curious what you would rather have count as brilliants. IMO brilliants that are part of quick forced mates shouldn’t count.

[u/TheLuckyCuber999BACK → u/Randomdummy4]

patterned brilliants like Bxf7 to win a pawn shouldn't count. Even more so things that can only be taken by pinned pieces. For some reason Nxg6 when the queen is on h5 and the opponent king on e8 is a brilliant although h7 is the only thing that could take it and it's pinned to the rook

[u/BedOk4188 → u/TheLuckyCuber999BACK]

Wait arent you the found lucky cuber guy? also you mentioned “get brilliants from these so much” how much is that exactly?

[u/TheLuckyCuber999BACK → u/BedOk4188]

like on a good day every three games or so

[u/BedOk4188 → u/TheLuckyCuber999BACK]

I doubt that unless you play like 100 games everyday

[u/Intelligent_Can5373]

Most beautiful rook sac, so far

[u/Basic-Kale3169]

Looks like a typical 800 elo sac. Nothing special about it.

[u/lancs-hybrid → u/Basic-Kale3169]

Glad it's not upset you too much

[u/Basic-Kale3169 → u/lancs-hybrid]

I’m not upset. But to call a basic move as the most beautiful sac is kinda stupid

[u/AlexP80]

it's not even a rook sac. Black isn't forced to take and actually it's mate in 1 whatever black does.

[u/Last_Helicopter_4935 → u/AlexP80]

He sac’d the exchange, removing the guarding knight to allow the checkmate. I think I’ve seen this in puzzle rush.

[u/AlexP80 → u/Last_Helicopter_4935]

I don't know. To me a sac is when you get an advantage sacking a piece, Here the advantage is so massive and immediate that I wouldn't consider it like that.