Answers.Body: <p>White can play Ne2 and block the check. Instead, you can play Rd2 which is mate in one.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I just realized, the knight cannot take the bishop, but it can block it!</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am new to chess. I am playing puzzles on chess.com. I made a move which I thought was checkmate, but it tells me I made the wrong move.</p>
  <p>It looks to me like the King is in check by the bishop. But no pieces can take the bishop, and the king has no safe spaces to move to.</p>
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  <p>Why is this the wrong move?</p>
  
Tags: <checkmate><beginner><chess.com>
Title: Why is this the wrong move?
ThreadText: # Why is this the wrong move?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-22)
  
  I am new to chess. I am playing puzzles on chess.com. I made a move which I thought was checkmate, but it tells me I made the wrong move.
  
  It looks to me like the King is in check by the bishop. But no pieces can take the bishop, and the king has no safe spaces to move to.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/230AJ.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/230AJ.png)
  
  Why is this the wrong move?
  
  **Tags:** checkmate, beginner, chess.com
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2023-01-22. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  I just realized, the knight cannot take the bishop, but it can block it!
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2023-01-23. Score: 6
  
  White can play Ne2 and block the check. Instead, you can play Rd2 which is mate in one.
  
  
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