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[-] wispydust517@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's a desperate move to prevent a checkmate. If white did anything else (try c5 for example), black will reply with g6#.

If white did Bxf6, and black tries g6, white can escape by doing Kxg5.

this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023
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