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After rxe7, Rd8+ kxd8, rb8#
Its a smother of sorts. Pawn controls an important square (d7) . And the rook that was forced to e7 by the knight sac blocks the only other potential escape square.
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Because after Rd8+ Kxd8, Rb8#
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That’s mate right? I can’t see where the king can move without being eaten (I’m bad at chess I only know the basics)
They can capture your knight with their rook so its not checkmate
True but the rook can capture the knight, so mate is forced but not yet. See the other answers.
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Pretty sure I just saw the king snort a line of coke. Not sure what his plan is though.
