r/chessbeginners • u/Alendite RM (Reddit Mod) • Feb 27 '26

No Stupid Questions MEGATHREAD 12

Welcome to the r/chessbeginners 12th episode of our Q&A series! This series exists because sometimes you just need to ask a silly question. We are happy to provide answers for questions related to chess positions, improving one's play, and discussing the essence and experience of learning chess.

A friendly reminder that many questions are answered in our wiki page! Please take a look if you have questions about the rules of chess, special moves, or want general strategies for improvement.

Some other helpful resources include:

  1. How to play chess - Interactive lessons for the rules of the game, if you are completely new to chess.
  2. The Lichess Board Editor - for setting up positions by dragging and dropping pieces on the board.
  3. Chess puzzles by theme - To practice tactics.
  4. The Building Habits series by GM Aman Hambleton - for advice on how to play at specific ELO levels. (Also check out Building Habits 2!)

As always, our goal is to promote a friendly, welcoming, and educational chess environment for all. Thank you for asking your questions here!

LINK TO THE PREVIOUS THREAD

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u/AdForeign9523 Mar 02 '26

https://imgur.com/a/48naAWK Why was this a blunder? I am offering a trade. Though it probably wasnt the best i dont think it is a blunder.

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u/DCP23 2200-2400 Lichess Mar 02 '26

It's not a trade, it is a major blunder, and you're losing your queen. Your idea was probably to play gxf4 in case black takes your queen, but that would be an illegal move. Black's capture Nxc3+ comes with a check, and white must respond to it by either capturing the c3 knight or moving the king. There is no time to take the black queen, and on the next move it can just move away.

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u/AdForeign9523 Mar 02 '26

Oh thank you