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What's white's best move?
(hexbear.net)
Spoiler
47...b4 wins the queen. It has nowhere to run.
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/111604362507?tab=analysis&move=91
It was a speed chess game that I watched live. White had plenty of time but he got impatient and missed it. I totally missed it too. The eval bar showed white with a huge advantage but I was mystified. I was looking in the wrong place - on the upper right side of the board. I forgot all about the b pawn. And they were playing so quickly I had brand-new other things to try to figure out.
The game was sharp. That's a chess term that I define as pretty damn complicated and tricky. Trying to understand the positions in real time made my head hurt.
Can't black respond with … b2? En passant, all memes aside
No en passant would only work if blacks pawn is on A4.
Ah, I thought you could capture with en passant from either square. Goes to show that I haven't played chess in years
Obligatory: Google en passant.
Holy hell!
I was a little unsure at first too lol it’s a bit of a weird setup and not something seen super often.