The Complete Checkmate Patterns List (with examples) (lichess.org)
Discover 37 important checkmating patterns, each explained with a practical example.
Discover 37 important checkmating patterns, each explained with a practical example.
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e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5, blundering the queen on move 3. The Lichess database features 747 games with this opening, and only 82% of them continue with 4. cxd5
I'm a new chess player and do not understand why the solution to this puzzle is Qc2+ instead of something like Rb8, Qf5, g4 I don't really understand what black could do here to save the Queen?
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