I often initially think the computer is mistaken until I play around with my moves and find the fault is entirely mine. However, there are puzzles where I cannot find a fault in my move which I believe to be superior to the computer.
For instance: lichess.org/training/HGnwZ
Why is rook to b7 inferior to rook to f6?
My proposed move leaves as far I can see 4 options:
Queen takes queen in which case I take rook with rook and check, he can block with queen and Bishop but it will end in mate.
Rook takes rook and Queen takes queen and check mate.
Bishop to e7 which I would counter with queen takes bishop and it will end similarly to option 1.
He could also move the h pawn to avoid check mate but even this seems a more preferable outcome than what the computer says is the best move.
What am I missing here?
For instance: lichess.org/training/HGnwZ
Why is rook to b7 inferior to rook to f6?
My proposed move leaves as far I can see 4 options:
Queen takes queen in which case I take rook with rook and check, he can block with queen and Bishop but it will end in mate.
Rook takes rook and Queen takes queen and check mate.
Bishop to e7 which I would counter with queen takes bishop and it will end similarly to option 1.
He could also move the h pawn to avoid check mate but even this seems a more preferable outcome than what the computer says is the best move.
What am I missing here?