Either Rc3 or e6?
(Can't move pieces on the board, and Qxa4 is too simple.)
Find the brilliant move by white.
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Optimissed wrote:
a8 =Q
Qxa4 gives black the better Q.
Hi Optimissed (love the wordplay in your name!)
I have a low rating and am just starting to really understand moves, etc. I have two questions regarding your answer:
If white's next move is a8=Q, wouldn't black's next move be Qxa8?
If, as you say, Qxa4, that would mean black's Queen is captured, therefore, black hads no Queen. Right? So how, then, could black then have a better Queen?
Again, I'm not even rated half as high as you, so I'm obviously missing something here. Could you please take the time to explain how black would have a better Q if Qxa4?
Thank you so much.
And, also, thank you for reminding me to look at EVERY piece before answering a puzzle question. I was so focused on the middle of the board (and, thrown off a bit by the wording of the question ["brilliant teal colored reply"; I don't know this. I thought he meant move to a teal/ blue square])...I missed white's a7 pawn.
HUGE oversight on my part. No excuse for that besides bad analysis of the board!
Thank you again!
Qxc3. If Qxa7 then Qxc2+
JustARandomPatzer wrote:
Qxc3. If Qxa7 then Qxc2+
Qxc2+ would take 2 moves by the Queen.
(No disrespect meant. I'm just learning.
I see that it would be impossible for black queen to stop white queen in time to stop check. )
nope no one is right 
. Chess.com calls the correct move brilliant. if black gets a queen on C1, he has powerful checkmate options.
Yes it is QC1, you can find the actual move in this near perfect game I found recently played by 2 members. It is move 47 and the player actually found it, pretty impressive.
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/daily/254470522
Optimissed wrote:
Sorry.
Qxa4 ....c2-c1 queens pawn
Now white's queen is cut off from the play and black's queen on c1 commands the area near white's king.
However, if white plays a7-a8 instead, queening the pawn, white is a queen up and has a won game. Black cannot get near white's king.
Oh. Ok! Thank you for taking the time to explain that! I see what you mean now. Much appreciated. 😉
Saw this in an actual game (not mine). White to move. Black's last move was pretty amazing in itself - Qb5-Qa4. Find the highly desired teal colored brilliant reply by white.