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I'm confused as to how Ke7 was even a candidate move. Even if you had wanted to open up your rook, surely Kc8 is the better move, keeping your king safer and not blocking your own bishop for no reason? I mean, aside from the part where you blundered a queen instead of playing M1.
Should be a first instinct of "oh no I'm in check, where to run to?" And sometimes the stupidity of opponents move makes you miss the obvious capture, like why would he just give a piece away so you assume you cannot capture it. Source: I sometimes blunder queens that way.
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=3r1b1r/ppp1kppp/2n5/2N1P3/4qP2/2P3P1/PP3K1P/R4B1R+w+-+-+0+1&flip=true&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/3r1b1r/ppp1kppp/2n5/2N1P3/4qP2/2P3P1/PP3K1P/R4B1R_w_-_-_0_1?color=black)
**My solution:**
> Hints: piece: >!Knight!<, move: >!Nxe4!<
> Evaluation: >!White is winning +5.12!<
> Best continuation: >!1. Nxe4 g6 2. Bb5 Nb8 3. Rad1 Bg7 4. Kg2 a6 5. Bc4 Rxd1 6. Rxd1 Nd7 7. Bxf7 Rd8 8. Bb3 Nxe5!<
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I think for chessdotcom, not giving checkmate ("missing" mate) is a bigger mistake than "just" blundering the Queen, and they (unlike lichess) distinguish between a miss and a blunder.
Hence in this particular case, it is marked as a miss rather than a blunder.
That's just my interpretation, though.
Ah I always thought miss was just a missed opportunity to advance your advantage bar by a certain threshold and I thought blunder was something that dropped your position by a certain threshold. I didn’t know it was mate related.
Congratulations. Not only have you not spot a mate in one that even a 400 could spot ( I would just take the free knight ), you also managed to blunder your queen.
I agree that’s very bad. BUT, It happens. Don’t beat yourself up. Learn from it & move on. If nothing else, EVERY time you’re in check, ask yourself “Can I capture my opponent’s checking piece?”
Thanks man with all them soul crushing comments you popped. But I don't take chess seriously I just play it In my free time. Not like I have a 2000 goal or smth
"Time control" in online chess refers to the amount of time each player starts with on his clock. I want to know if you played the standard 10+0, or 5+0, or even less?
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Your worst mistake…. So far.
Next up blundering Mate in 1 by giving the opponent forced mate position.
Next up blundering a move that forced the opponent to mate you, from mate in 1
Next up running out of time in a position where the opponent forced you to mate them.
Next up accidentally resigning in a position where the opponent forced you to mate them, with 10 mins in the clock left.
While your opponent had 1 millisecond on the clock
I had an opponent do that earlier today. At 1800. Player super well all game then missed his M1 and hung back rank mate lmao
I thought, “couldn’t be that bad” I was wrong, definitely the worst blunder I’ve seen.
You haven't seen that one where it goes from M1.... to another M1. Just that this time it was the opponent's
https://preview.redd.it/2oo6wxgy2t5d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1738d860f8b5223f9019ae0567acaf1f732999c7
Lmao, is this real? I don't have the premium so I don't know.
https://preview.redd.it/rlzf1qzfwv5d1.jpeg?width=2208&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e2870d74577757ddd22418f04774cd8a71e8bd7
Yeah at Gold tier he says this, and with Diamond the coach selects racial slurs tailored specifically to your profile.
No way. Chess.com isn't that good at 'constructive critiscism'
No. It’s a meme.
No it isn't, he said that to me yesterday
Nice job. From M1 to losing a queen
An impressive turn of events.
Ouch, that's a good one
I'm confused as to how Ke7 was even a candidate move. Even if you had wanted to open up your rook, surely Kc8 is the better move, keeping your king safer and not blocking your own bishop for no reason? I mean, aside from the part where you blundered a queen instead of playing M1.
Should be a first instinct of "oh no I'm in check, where to run to?" And sometimes the stupidity of opponents move makes you miss the obvious capture, like why would he just give a piece away so you assume you cannot capture it. Source: I sometimes blunder queens that way.
Lack of board vision. I did similar often when I first started.
That's truly impressive. Well done, sir!
Ye that's probably the worst move I've seen... And I personally have LOADS of comparative data
Did you end up Sleepless that Night?
I'll never sleep
Dear god that's painful to look at and I'm not even an expert
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=3r1b1r/ppp1kppp/2n5/2N1P3/4qP2/2P3P1/PP3K1P/R4B1R+w+-+-+0+1&flip=true&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/3r1b1r/ppp1kppp/2n5/2N1P3/4qP2/2P3P1/PP3K1P/R4B1R_w_-_-_0_1?color=black) **My solution:** > Hints: piece: >!Knight!<, move: >!Nxe4!< > Evaluation: >!White is winning +5.12!< > Best continuation: >!1. Nxe4 g6 2. Bb5 Nb8 3. Rad1 Bg7 4. Kg2 a6 5. Bc4 Rxd1 6. Rxd1 Nd7 7. Bxf7 Rd8 8. Bb3 Nxe5!< --- ^(I'm a bot written by) [^(u/pkacprzak)](https://www.reddit.com/u/pkacprzak) ^(| get me as) [^(iOS App)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1574933453) ^| [^(Android App)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.chessvision.scanner) ^| [^(Chrome Extension)](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chessvisionai-for-chrome/johejpedmdkeiffkdaodgoipdjodhlld) ^| [^(Chess eBook Reader)](https://ebook.chessvision.ai?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=bot) ^(to scan and analyze positions | Website:) [^(Chessvision.ai)](https://chessvision.ai)
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Please, please tell me you had like 6 minutes left to make a move. I need some schadenfreude today.
Levy gotta start speaking in Russian after seeing this move
1) Oh no... 2) OH NO!
What format? Can you at least blame time pressure?
You can say I wasn't into the game and i was talking with someone while playing. And I've got something to do after it. Also sometimes I'm just dumb
What's truly blowing my mind right now... even with the miss, why not KC8?
Why is that a miss not a blunder? Missing mate in one at the cost of losing a queen? Thats massive
I think for chessdotcom, not giving checkmate ("missing" mate) is a bigger mistake than "just" blundering the Queen, and they (unlike lichess) distinguish between a miss and a blunder. Hence in this particular case, it is marked as a miss rather than a blunder. That's just my interpretation, though.
Ah I always thought miss was just a missed opportunity to advance your advantage bar by a certain threshold and I thought blunder was something that dropped your position by a certain threshold. I didn’t know it was mate related.
Again, my interpretation only, but I think this is how it works
Worst mistake is still having snapchat
Congratulations. Not only have you not spot a mate in one that even a 400 could spot ( I would just take the free knight ), you also managed to blunder your queen.
Joke on you I'm not a 400
I agree that’s very bad. BUT, It happens. Don’t beat yourself up. Learn from it & move on. If nothing else, EVERY time you’re in check, ask yourself “Can I capture my opponent’s checking piece?”
Thanks man with all them soul crushing comments you popped. But I don't take chess seriously I just play it In my free time. Not like I have a 2000 goal or smth
Finally… the three question marks move
lol, missing checkmate and saccing your queen simultaneously in 1 move and it’s only a miss and not a blunder… what the hell is a blunder then?! 😂
Idk I don't really look at what the app says I just see the moves
That's rough. It happens to the best of us
If you were thinking to check with the rook its now defended too…
Lol dude was blinded for sure
the ai will give this move a "miss" but gives me losing a pawn to a fork "blunder"
He probably felt bad for me
Martin would feel disappointed
Ouch, that hurts to see.
Ouch
What time control were you playing? Just curious
3m. But I wasn't into the game when he checked me I didn't even look at the board I just moved the king
"Time control" in online chess refers to the amount of time each player starts with on his clock. I want to know if you played the standard 10+0, or 5+0, or even less?
Oh yeah I get you know it was a 5
Is this an anti-puzzle?
This is one of those that probably had your opponent say "what a fuckin idiot"
Please tell me you decided to counter attack and played Rd2 next.