user31746: In this game, my actual move was Qg6, leaving the knight on f3.
Why does chess.com suggest Ne1+ ?
I figure it would just be taken by the rook, but the engine suggested white would have played Kf1.
The text says this will win the white queen. I don't get it.



user18809: The other answer covers everything but I'll add that what engine analysis says about a totally winning position doesn't matter much. Here Stockfish can see the mate in 5, so it goes for that. If you can't, you'll just play some simpler move and your position will still be winning.
Also, if you don't understand an engine's suggestion (like Kf1 instead of Rxe1), you can play the move you think is better and see how the engine reacts to it.

user17004: The idea of 1...Ne1 is to distract the Rook from the defense of h2, so the Black Queen would go to h2. For example:
If 2.Rxe1 Rxf2 check (attraction) 3.Kxf2 Qh2 check 4.Kf1 Rf8 check 5.Qf7 Rxf7 checkmate.
In addition, if 2.Kf1 Qxe3, with the idea of 3... Qxf2 checkmate.
If White would not capture the Knight, Black has brought that Knight to the attack, and the h3 square is free for the Black Queen. For example:
If 2.Kg1 Qh3 with the idea of Qg2 checkmate.

31746: <p>In this game, my actual move was Qg6, leaving the knight on f3.</p>
<p>Why does chess.com suggest Ne1+ ?</p>
<p>I figure it would just be taken by the rook, but the engine suggested white would have played Kf1.</p>
<p>The text says this will win the white queen. I don't get it.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/OU3TX.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/OU3TX.jpg" alt="Ne1+" /></a>
<a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/57H4W.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/57H4W.jpg" alt="Kf1" /></a></p>
 18809: <p>The other answer covers everything but I'll add that what engine analysis says about a totally winning position doesn't matter much. Here Stockfish can see the mate in 5, so it goes for that. If you can't, you'll just play some simpler move and your position will still be winning.</p>
<p>Also, if you don't understand an engine's suggestion (like Kf1 instead of Rxe1), you can play the move you think is better and see how the engine reacts to it.</p>
 17004: <p>The idea of 1...Ne1 is to distract the Rook from the defense of h2, so the Black Queen would go to h2. For example:</p>
<p>If 2.Rxe1 Rxf2 check <em><strong>(attraction)</strong></em> 3.Kxf2 Qh2 check 4.Kf1 Rf8 check 5.Qf7 Rxf7 checkmate.</p>
<p>In addition, if 2.Kf1 Qxe3, with the idea of 3... Qxf2 checkmate.</p>
<p>If White would not capture the Knight, Black has brought that Knight to the attack, and the h3 square is free for the Black Queen. For example:</p>
<p>If 2.Kg1 Qh3 with the idea of Qg2 checkmate.</p>
