For Young Kids how can Black can respond if White takes Blacks Rook on a8?

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In this position it was White's move

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White played Qxa8 capturing Blacks a8 Rook why is that mistake and how can Black respond?

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Black played Qxg1+

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White played Ke2 (forced)

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Black played Nd4+ and mated White

Remember grabbing pieces without thinking about how your opponent can respond can have painful repercussions!

For Young Kids best move for Black?

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The best move for Black?

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Blacks best move in this position is Bxh3 sacrificing his e6 Bishop White cannot take the Bishop with his pawn on g2 because White threatens Qxf2 mate

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White played Ne3 but Black follows up with another good move

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Black played Bg3

Threatening Rxf2+ White can't take Blacks Bishop because it's pinned

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White played Re2

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Black played Qh1+ and mated White!

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It's Blacks move in this position and I was White

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Black played Rd8 pinning White's Knight but

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I played Rxe8 and captured Blacks Knight but I also threatened mate on g7!

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Black played f6 to block the mate!

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I played Nxf6+

If Kh1 then Rxd8! the Rook on f8 is pinned by my Rook on e8

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Black played Qxf6

The only move

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Qxf6

He resigned after Rd1+ I have to capture his Rook and then he takes my Queen and I capture his remaining Rook and I'm up a Rook on Black.

Bishop Knight and King vs King

In Siegbert Tarrasch's Book The Game of Chess Bishop and Knight and King vs King is one of the first checkmates he writes about it in the endgame section (part 2) Tarrasch says the Knight moves along the path f7-e5-d7-c5-b7 while the King is being forced to the a8 corner. In some variations, the enemy King escapes the edge of the board, but only temporarily! There is one very rare exception to winning this endgame without driving the enemy King into the same corner that the Bishop is when the opponent has a pawn near the King that you need to know..........



1.Bb4 Ka7 2.Bc5+ Ka8 3.Kb6 b4 4.Ka6 b3 5.Bd6 b2 6.Nb6+

Bishop and Knight and King vs King mate I've heard was Capablanca's favorite by the way!

Capturing the Black Queen...........

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In this position it's Blacks move

1...Qb8 2.Rxc4 f5 3.Rc7 Bg7 (the best move for Black and chance for escape is Kf7 ) 4.Qd5 Qd8 5.Rxa7 (not Qb8 or Qc8 because of 6.Rxa8 Qxa8 7.Qxa8+ Kf7) 5.Rxa7 (sacrificing the Rook) 6.Bxd8 winning Blacks Queen

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Two Rooks can be better than a lone Queen

1.Rfd1 Kg6 2.g4 Kg7 3.Rd7+ Kf6 3.R1d6+ Qe6 (forced) 4.Rxe6+ Kxe6 5.Rh7

Two Rooks can be better than a lone Queen think of them like attack dogs train them well and they will be nipping at your Opponents heels!

For Kids do not allow your Opponents to escape by stalemate

Here it's White's move he played 1.Kf5 to guard the e6 square (a very common mistake I've seen many beginners and many kids who are new to Chess make is move their King to g6 allowing there opponents to escape by stalemate you must never allow that to happen in your own games!) Kf7 (all Black can do is move his King from g8 to f7 and vice versa if he moved it to h7 then White just pushes the pawn up and Queens it's an easy mate) 2.a6 (heading to the a8 square to Queen the pawn) Kg8 3.a7 Kf7 4.g8=Q+ Kxg8 5.Kg6 (moving into opposition) Kh8 6.a8=Q Mate