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What's white's best move? (hexbear.net)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by InevitableSwing@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net
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https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/125812727963?tab=analysis&move=68

Hint

Discovered Check - Chess Terms - Chess.com

I watched this speed chess game live and the move blew my mind.

Spoiler35.Qxg6+!!

Two exclams is a brilliant move. Discovered checks can be nasty and that's true here. The discovered checks of the bishop are devastating.

White's move blew my mind but after I saw that - I could easily see this very simple continuation: check, kill the bishop, check, kill the queen and it's effectively game over.

Discovered Check - Chess Terms - Chess.com

Daniel Naroditsky is one of the best speed chess players in the world. And he's been on a roll recently.

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[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

White should Read settlers

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

White should read Fanon

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 16 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

pawn g2 takes king g1; pawn h6 takes king h7

the rules only exist to keep the monarchy in power, throw off your chains

[–] gramxi@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago

start blasting

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Naroditsky is streaming right now - https://www.chess.com/member/danielnaroditsky

There's a 15s ad in the intro and then it's ad-free. If he's doing well and he's in a good mood - he'll keep going. He might stream another ~4+ hours or it might be over soon. I have no idea.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I don't get it, I am bad at chess and maybe I'm misreading the notationif you take the black rook with the white queen can't the black king just take your queen? what prevents it

[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

Yes, but___ then white takes the pawn at g7 and keeps the black king in perpetual checks while taking a pawn, the bishop and the queen. Black is left with no pieces and down a pawn.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Answer

36.Qxg6 Kxg6
37.Rxg7#

# = checkmate

Does that answer your question?

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What's to stop the king from taking the queen though?

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Nothing. But then white moves the rook to g7 (protected by the bishop, so can't be taken by the king) and checkmates instantly

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 2 points 7 months ago

shocked-pikachu This is why I hate this game lol.

[–] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago

You don't take with the king, bxg6. But that leads to a windmill which loses all pieces lol

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

I forgot to mention the most helpful advice - the board at the link is interactive.

[–] Karma_404@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

Windmill go brrr

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

After seeing this, I wonder how the game would have proceeded if Black had foreseen the move and accepted the rook's loss:

  1. ... Rxg4

White could still do Qxg4 to take the rook but then the discovered check is averted and Black is free to move

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago

This is why I'm not a GM

[–] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Why aren't we using lichess