Simply a slip. They probably meant to take the knight.
WHAT IS THIS MOVE???
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Jan 1, 2025
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If I was playing them I would have been fair and let them take the knight anyways
Jan 1, 2025
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I think he thought "If I play Re2 then there's mate on c1". So he played Rc1 and lost the rook.
Jan 2, 2025
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SamvedVijaywada108 wrote:
I think he thought "If I play Re2 then there's mate on c1". So he played Rc1 and lost the rook.
No it was just a simple slip trying to take the free knight
This guy was playing perfectly normal the entire game until move 34.
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/129493955157?tab=review&move=66
Seriously??? WHAT IS RC1???