H7 its a checkmate 😁😁
What is white's best move here?
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Sep 28, 2021
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QUEEN H7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! easy peasy. this is a puzzle with a hardness of 100
Sep 30, 2021
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Y’all are saying Qh7 while I’m over here thinking oh hey the knight can take the room. Sweet! (Complete noob here. Back to puzzles I go) 😅🤦♂️
pawnmate05 wrote:
Y’all are saying Qh7 while I’m over here thinking oh hey the knight can take the rook. Sweet! (Complete noob here. Back to puzzles I go) 😅🤦♂️
Nxa8 followed by Qf8# increases your material edge and keeps the opposing king from even attempting to capture anything. If the white Bishop on g6 was replaced by black Pawns on h7 and h6 then Nxa8 would have been necessary (Nxa8 Bd5, Qf8+ Bg8, Qf6#).
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