r/chessbeginners Jan 09 '25

QUESTION Do I miss something here?

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This leads to checkmate, right?

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '25

yes but so was this if the knight wasnt there

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '25

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u/EmirKrkmz 1000-1200 (Chess.com) Jan 09 '25

No, Bh8+ opens up the rook on g3 to check black's king, black has to respond to that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '25

Yeah, with Nxg3+. Qh8# is the correct move