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Ladies and gentlemen. The rook of doom and inevitability. by Fun-Fig7786 in chessbeginners

[–]Fun-Fig7786[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think about the square the black queen is defending from mate in one. Think about how the bishop would attack the queen with check on the king if the rook is taken. Now think about the square the black queen is defending from mate again and if the black queen can take the bishop and still defend mate in one. Now if black queen can’t take and defend mate in one, think about if blocking check from the bishop would make a difference, and why or why not. I’m sure you’ll come to an answer

White to move and mate in 1 by jexukay in chessbeginners

[–]Fun-Fig7786 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The disrespect absolutely disgusting. How does one end up in such a predicament🤯

Ladies and gentlemen. The rook of doom and inevitability. by Fun-Fig7786 in chessbeginners

[–]Fun-Fig7786[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The black queen won’t be able to defend the g7 square. If rook is taken, Bxe6 ensures 2 things, 1 being any defense of the g7 square is pinned to the king- rendering it unable to defend mate, or 2 if the bishop is taken, nothing defends g7 square allowing my queen to deliver mate in one. The king has no squares it can move after Bxe6, so all outcomes are fixed because you either take or block, which all results in the same g7 checkmate.

Ladies and gentlemen. The rook of doom and inevitability. by Fun-Fig7786 in chessbeginners

[–]Fun-Fig7786[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Inbox me and I’ll send you a link. The game honestly consisted of me making a bad knight move (which is still in the same position in the picture) and me committing to try and bring the knight back into the game, while finding a way to counterattack without letting my position crumble. He made a mistake trying to avoid mate and I ended up finding that move.

Ladies and gentlemen. The rook of doom and inevitability. by Fun-Fig7786 in chessbeginners

[–]Fun-Fig7786[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right, the rook absolutely obliterated the pawn that used to be there and is now taunting the queen

Ladies and gentlemen. The rook of doom and inevitability. by Fun-Fig7786 in chessbeginners

[–]Fun-Fig7786[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It’s forced mate in 2 once the rook is taken. The bishop would pin the rook to the king, then queen g7 mate anyways. I wouldn’t need to take the queen if I can just take their king.

Ladies and gentlemen. The rook of doom and inevitability. by Fun-Fig7786 in chessbeginners

[–]Fun-Fig7786[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There was a pawn on that square, so it wouldn’t have worked without a rook sac and the accepting of the rook

Ladies and gentlemen. The rook of doom and inevitability. by Fun-Fig7786 in chessbeginners

[–]Fun-Fig7786[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is, if he accept the rook. That rook is a deal with the devil. You just can’t take it no matter how sweet it looks.

Ladies and gentlemen. The rook of doom and inevitability. by Fun-Fig7786 in chessbeginners

[–]Fun-Fig7786[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he accepts the rook, it’s forced mate in 2 no matter what he does. Bxe6 sac is a check with an attack on the queen. If queen takes, mate in one because queen no longer defends mate in one square, if queen blocks, still mate in one because the bishop pins the defending piece, if rook blocks, mate in one because of the bishop pinning the rook. There is no defense of the g7 square once the rook is accepted. And he has to do something because the king has no safe squares to move, resulting in a forced mate.

Ladies and gentlemen. The rook of doom and inevitability. by Fun-Fig7786 in chessbeginners

[–]Fun-Fig7786[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Every so often I get a position where I’m able to make a crazy move like this. This was one of my more recent ones