So why does taking a pawn better than not to (thinking of the future of the game)

Like I get that it gives me a better material advantage but I’m gonna be castling king side later so why would letting the rook on the offensive be better than not to?

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Just wanted to share I’ve finally hit 1300 after few on and off spurts of playing! Very happy I’ve finally hit it!

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Is there a way to disable this board when playing against these bots?

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Not the best !! ever, but everybody loves a Queen sac!

Went on to win easily.

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I was excited to get my first smothered mate, then I checked the review… oops

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Someone explain

How is it better to promote to a rook ? Or is chess.com just trippin lmao

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How is this a draw and not checkmate?

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What about brilliant moves?

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Mate in 4, black to move. Was able to find this in a time scramble in 3 moves by accident

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Nice brilliant move I found

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"omg ultimate fork just as the prophecies fo-- oh. yeah, guess checkmate's cool too"

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