Why is this pawn move the best move?

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Why is this pawn move the best move when he could have just take a pawn for free with his queen if I hadn't move my rook?

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...e5 Qxb7? Rb8 Qa6 Nb4 wins material.
...Rb8 is a passive move, while ...e5 threatens ...d4 to chase Nc3

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tygxc wrote:

...e5 Qxb7? Rb8 Qa6 Nb4 wins material.
...Rb8 is a passive move, while ...e5 threatens ...d4 to chase Nc3

Makes sense, thank you 🙂

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