r/GothamChess 23h ago

He Sacked the ROOOOOK

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u/YusefAli928 22h ago

There is no back-rank mate, what's the continuation?

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u/Competitive_Fix5509 22h ago

…Rxa7 2. Rc8 Bf8 (only move) 3. Bh6 and black has no way to defend mate.

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u/GoodThingsDoHappen 18h ago

But black isn't forced to take

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u/StrangurDangur 14h ago

its a continuation for if black takes, which explains why white can take w the rook here while black cant take back, and white is also better in this position even if black doesnt take back with the rook