Playing Forcing Moves
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1. Qd5 Qxd5+ 2. Rxd5 Nxg7 and you're down material.
Common oversight: Capturing with a different piece in a tactical sequence.
And mate is better anyway, yes.
In this lesson the mentor teaches about forcing moves.
I played Qd5, but it was incorrect. The reason was: After Queen trade black captures the b7 Bishop and is up material.
As I see it white can play Rxh5 and the material is even.
While I agree that mating is better then just saving the bishop, I feel the reasoning invalid.