mrblackbat wrote:
I'm trying to understand why the sacrifice of my bishop here to block the rook moving to the baseline wasn't the best move amd moving the king was? It made checkmate guaranteed the best move?
Thanks in advance for any insight.
It doesn't guarantee mate. After 27 g3, you would have to move it away or make some useless checks and then move it away.
The computer concludes that it makes more sense to activate your remaining rook with 26.. a5
I'm trying to understand why the sacrifice of my bishop here to block the rook moving to the baseline wasn't the best move amd moving the king was? It made checkmate guaranteed the best move?
Thanks in advance for any insight.