How is this not a checkmate?

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Avatar of albacored

You can block the rook with bishop to g7. But then the rook will take that and it will still be checkmate. Link to the game: https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/17370770933

Avatar of FrancisWeed

well i got my answer and tried to delete the thread but I guess you can only delete your own comments. and there is a link to the game in albacored's comment. So I would like to change the topic to what is your favorite music to listen to while playing chess,

My chess playlist:
"Right back where we started from" maxine nightengale
"tocata and funk in d minor" walter murphy

"dean town" vulfpeck

"don't stop me know" queen

"after midnight" eric clapton

"rhapsody in blue" walter murphy (2 key changes during a sax solo!)

"soul bossa nova" quincy jones

"you sexy thing" hot chocolate

"java" al hirt

"misirlou" dick dale and his del-tones

"tico tico" (1976) klaus wunderlich