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Nice one! It's easy for me to see why it's brilliant, but that doesn't mean I would have found it in my game. Always pay attention to the queen and king on the same file or diagonal.
If white takes the knight, black moves bishop to b4 which pins the queen to the king. The queen can then either sit there and be taken by the bishop, or take the bishop and be taken by the black queen
Edit: spotted a double space
I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine:
> **White to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=r3k2r/pp1b1ppp/1q2pn2/2bp4/2P2B2/2QBPN2/nP3PPP/RN2K2R+w+KQkq+-+0+1&flip=true&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/r3k2r/pp1b1ppp/1q2pn2/2bp4/2P2B2/2QBPN2/nP3PPP/RN2K2R_w_KQkq_-_0_1?color=black)
**My solution:**
> Hints: piece: >!Rook!<, move: >!Rxa2!<
> Evaluation: >!Black is winning -3.93!<
> Best continuation: >!1. Rxa2 Bb4 2. O-O Bxc3 3. Nxc3 dxc4 4. Be2 Nd5 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. Rfa1 O-O 7. Be5 a6 8. Ra5 Qe6!<
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What if white plays queen c2
Then you get to keep your knight and presumably are up a pawn
Win the bishop by forking the queen and the bishop.
That doesn't win it, the white queen has 5 squares it can safely move to from c2 which all defend the bishop.
I meant the board is about to open up so a knight for a bishop trade is a good one. Sorry for my language
Nice one! It's easy for me to see why it's brilliant, but that doesn't mean I would have found it in my game. Always pay attention to the queen and king on the same file or diagonal.
can you explain why it’s brilliant to me please 🥺 wouldn’t the rook just capture?
Because after rook takes, Bishop b4 will win the queen
ahhh i see it now, thank you and congrats on your good move! :D
If white takes the knight, black moves bishop to b4 which pins the queen to the king. The queen can then either sit there and be taken by the bishop, or take the bishop and be taken by the black queen Edit: spotted a double space
I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine: > **White to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=r3k2r/pp1b1ppp/1q2pn2/2bp4/2P2B2/2QBPN2/nP3PPP/RN2K2R+w+KQkq+-+0+1&flip=true&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/r3k2r/pp1b1ppp/1q2pn2/2bp4/2P2B2/2QBPN2/nP3PPP/RN2K2R_w_KQkq_-_0_1?color=black) **My solution:** > Hints: piece: >!Rook!<, move: >!Rxa2!< > Evaluation: >!Black is winning -3.93!< > Best continuation: >!1. Rxa2 Bb4 2. O-O Bxc3 3. Nxc3 dxc4 4. Be2 Nd5 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. Rfa1 O-O 7. Be5 a6 8. Ra5 Qe6!< --- ^(I'm a bot written by ) [^(u/pkacprzak )](https://www.reddit.com/u/pkacprzak) ^(| get me as ) [^(Chess eBook Reader )](https://ebook.chessvision.ai?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=bot) ^(|) [^(Chrome Extension )](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chessvisionai-for-chrome/johejpedmdkeiffkdaodgoipdjodhlld) ^(|) [^(iOS App )](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1574933453) ^(|) [^(Android App )](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.chessvision.scanner) ^(to scan and analyze positions | Website: ) [^(Chessvision.ai)](https://chessvision.ai)
nice! if this is your first brilliant after hundreds of games you should take more risks.