A puzzle for beginners

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laurengoodkindchess

Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I’m a respected  chess coach and chess YouTuber based in California: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP5SPSG_sWSYPjqJYMNwL_Q.  I love helping beginners get better.  Therefore, I created a puzzle for beginners below. Enjoy solving!  

What's white's best move here? Scroll down for answer.  

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Answer: The white queen can safely capture black's rook on a8 since the white bishop on g2 is protecting white's queen.  Look at all your pieces before you make a move!  

Cobra2721

Who to move?

Jimemy
Cobra2721 skrev:

Who to move?

White

Cobra2721

How do U know?

ThePilgrim_HH
Laura has written in her description: what is whites best move? So it’s clear…
Cobra2721

I cant see her description

Jimemy
Cobra2721 skrev:

I cant see her description

Test to mark the text if its invisable to you. For me the text is black to an lighter black background. So its hard to read but atleast its possible to read. 

Morfizera

Qxa8 Qxa8 Bxa8

archaja

There is another indication whose move it is: If the thing is made right, it´s always the color who is down the board.