Answers.Body: <p>The move exploits three things:
  1. The black knight on <code>f4</code> is trapped and will fall.
  2. The black pawn on <code>d6</code> is pinned.
  3. The black King is trapped behind its own pawns allowing the threat of a back-rank mate.</p>
  
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  <li>Qxe5 dxe5 2. Rxd8+ Qf8 3. Rxf8+ Kxf8 and White has stolen a pawn</li>
  <li>Qxe5 Qxb3 2. Rxd6 and White has a lovely game</li>
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Answers.Text: Or 1. Qxe5 Qxd2 2. Rxd2, or 1. Qxe5 g5 2. Rxd6. Right?
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Answers.Body: <p>This is the best move because if the pawn on D6 were to take the Queen, the following move would be to checkmate with the D2 rook.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: It isn't checkmate, though - see [Tony Ennis' answer](http://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/9927/why-this-is-the-best-move/9932#9932).
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Body: <p>I'm new here, so I just like chess and I don’t study too deeply. I could not understand the move Qxe5. Can someone explain to me?</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/3cHcT.jpg" alt="I can&#39;t see"></p>
  
Tags: <tactics><positional-play><beginner><queen-sacrifice>
Title: Why this is the best move?
ThreadText: # Why this is the best move?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-04)
  
  I'm new here, so I just like chess and I don’t study too deeply. I could not understand the move Qxe5. Can someone explain to me?
  
  ![I can't see](https://i.sstatic.net/3cHcT.jpg)
  
  **Tags:** tactics, positional-play, beginner, queen-sacrifice
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-08-05. Score: 10
  
  The move exploits three things:
  1. The black knight on `f4` is trapped and will fall.
  2. The black pawn on `d6` is pinned.
  3. The black King is trapped behind its own pawns allowing the threat of a back-rank mate.
  
  1. Qxe5 dxe5 2. Rxd8+ Qf8 3. Rxf8+ Kxf8 and White has stolen a pawn
  2. Qxe5 Qxb3 2. Rxd6 and White has a lovely game
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: Or 1. Qxe5 Qxd2 2. Rxd2, or 1. Qxe5 g5 2. Rxd6. Right?  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2015-08-04. Score: -2
  
  This is the best move because if the pawn on D6 were to take the Queen, the following move would be to checkmate with the D2 rook.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: It isn't checkmate, though - see [username_1 username_1' answer](http://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/9927/why-this-is-the-best-move/9932#9932).  
  
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