But one is definitely funnier than the other.
7697582
One seems to be Rxh7+
7697604It is. I mean, Qf7 is also an unstoppable mate in 2, but sacrificing a rook to get a discovered checkmate is way cooler.
7697634
Nice. Qf7 was the other one I was considering, but I think I saw every move but the mate.
7697637Well, after Qf7 there are two mates and black can't stop both (Rxh7 or, if black trades rooks, retaking it with the queen). Interestingly, black's first blunder in this game was castling...
7697582The funny mate has got to be Rxh7+ Kxh7 Bf8#
7697688Exactly. I spent a while double-checking if the king doesn't get away before I played it.
But one is definitely funnier than the other.
7697582
One seems to be Rxh7+
7697604
It is. I mean, Qf7 is also an unstoppable mate in 2, but sacrificing a rook to get a discovered checkmate is way cooler.
7697634
Nice. Qf7 was the other one I was considering, but I think I saw every move but the mate.![:twilightblush:](https://static.fimfiction.net/images/emoticons/twilightblush.png)
7697637
Well, after Qf7 there are two mates and black can't stop both (Rxh7 or, if black trades rooks, retaking it with the queen). Interestingly, black's first blunder in this game was castling...
7697582
The funny mate has got to be Rxh7+ Kxh7 Bf8#
7697688
Exactly. I spent a while double-checking if the king doesn't get away before I played it.