How do I avoid losing games from positions like these?
I primarily play 3|2 and fluctuate between 500-600 rating. I find myself dominating a lot of my games yet miss out on clear checkmates quite frequently.
What can I do to work on this?
Why is this a blunder? I thought it was smart since I was forcing him to either pull the rook back a pretty substantial amount or trade it (he ended up trading it, also I won in the end, also also this was probably my best game of chess yet move rating wise)
Why is taking with the Rook better... I mean I know it's a matter of degrees, but aside from them possibly moving their king what makes this not a good move (and I know, you all want me to change my font)