In this position, (black to move) Qe1 is apparently checkmate, but I am confused because the rook is pinned and therefore cannot defend the queen. Can someone explain this to me?

sacrifice – The Gambit Chess Player

In this position, (black to move) Qe1 is apparently checkmate, but I am confused because the rook is pinned and therefore cannot defend the queen. Can someone explain this to me?

In this position, (black to move) Qe1 is apparently checkmate, but I am confused because the rook is pinned and therefore cannot defend the queen. Can someone explain this to me?

In this position, (black to move) Qe1 is apparently checkmate, but I am confused because the rook is pinned and therefore cannot defend the queen. Can someone explain this to me? - Quora

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In this position, (black to move) Qe1 is apparently checkmate, but I am confused because the rook is pinned and therefore cannot defend the queen. Can someone explain this to me? - Quora

I tried to find the position (not required to be a reachable position, just legal in the sense the king isn't in check, and pawns aren't on 1st or 8th rank) where

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In chess, why can't the queen move like a knight? - Quora

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