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stulov

I need help understanding the end to this game. I missed the opportunity to checkmate 1 move earlier, but dont understand how it's a checkmate. In the analysis it says Qxf7 instead of Bg5 before Qxf7. What I dont get is whats stopping my oppenent from playing Kd8? It doesnt make much different to the outcome as Qxf8 would be checkmate but id like to understand how i went wrong.

baddogno

When the analysis says you missed mate, it doesn't usually mean mate in one.  It just means a clear path to mate; in this case mate in two.

Phiro

Instead of Bg5

Qxf7 - Kd8

Qxf8#

would have been mate. 

stulov

Thank you both for clearing this up happy.png

scottkim3
Keep it up!