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Eliahu21

chess.com says the solution is Qc6, but I think that Rc7 is far better move! Cause if king takes then comes Qc6 and it's checkmate. Can you explain why am I wrong?

llama36

1.Rxc7 Kxc7 2.Qxc6 Kb8 3.Rb1 Qb6 4.Rxb6

Looks like you just get a perpetual check, which is a draw and in any case black has more material, so you're a bit lucky to get a draw.

I'm pretty sure you can use an engine on this website to look at why certain moves work or don't work.

But also "if black takes" is a dangerous phrase. You always have to consider moves like 1...Kb8 2.Rb1 and now 2...Kxc7 which at a glance seems to win for black. So maybe that line would go 1...Kb8 2.Rb7 Kxb7 3.Qxc6 with another draw.

Anyway, after 1.Qxc6 white threatens two different mates in 1.

Eliahu21

Yeah, I'm not familiar enough with all the website's function and tools...

Thank you.