Why didn't the White queen take the Black rook here?

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[FEN ""]
[StartPly "18"]

1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 h6
4. O-O d6
5. d3 Bg4
6. c3 a6
7. Nbd2 Nf6
8. Qb3 Qe7
9. Qxb7 Nd8
10. Qb3 Be6
11. Qa4+ Bd7
12. Qc2 g6
13. Nb3 Bg7
14. d4


The White queen had a chance to take the Black rook, but the White queen came back, why?






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    I was seeing this match on chess.com.



    [FEN ""]
    [StartPly "18"]

    1. e4 e5
    2. Nf3 Nc6
    3. Bc4 h6
    4. O-O d6
    5. d3 Bg4
    6. c3 a6
    7. Nbd2 Nf6
    8. Qb3 Qe7
    9. Qxb7 Nd8
    10. Qb3 Be6
    11. Qa4+ Bd7
    12. Qc2 g6
    13. Nb3 Bg7
    14. d4


    The White queen had a chance to take the Black rook, but the White queen came back, why?






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      I was seeing this match on chess.com.



      [FEN ""]
      [StartPly "18"]

      1. e4 e5
      2. Nf3 Nc6
      3. Bc4 h6
      4. O-O d6
      5. d3 Bg4
      6. c3 a6
      7. Nbd2 Nf6
      8. Qb3 Qe7
      9. Qxb7 Nd8
      10. Qb3 Be6
      11. Qa4+ Bd7
      12. Qc2 g6
      13. Nb3 Bg7
      14. d4


      The White queen had a chance to take the Black rook, but the White queen came back, why?






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      I was seeing this match on chess.com.



      [FEN ""]
      [StartPly "18"]

      1. e4 e5
      2. Nf3 Nc6
      3. Bc4 h6
      4. O-O d6
      5. d3 Bg4
      6. c3 a6
      7. Nbd2 Nf6
      8. Qb3 Qe7
      9. Qxb7 Nd8
      10. Qb3 Be6
      11. Qa4+ Bd7
      12. Qc2 g6
      13. Nb3 Bg7
      14. d4


      The White queen had a chance to take the Black rook, but the White queen came back, why?






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          I think it's just a blunder from White; the white queen is not at risk of being trapped, nor is it needed for defense. Qxa8 would have definitely been the best move.



          Note that the player's ratings aren't that high (no idea how they compare to FIDE ratings though).






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          • Amazing, considering it is a correspondence game at three days per move. I often play in that rating range and people usually don't miss that kind of move.
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          • @itub There are lots of people that play online correspondence much like they play blitz, sadly. I have seen some that had something like 100 correspondence games open at the same time, and subsequently only spent less than a minute per single move.
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          I think it's just a blunder from White; the white queen is not at risk of being trapped, nor is it needed for defense. Qxa8 would have definitely been the best move.



          Note that the player's ratings aren't that high (no idea how they compare to FIDE ratings though).






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          • Amazing, considering it is a correspondence game at three days per move. I often play in that rating range and people usually don't miss that kind of move.
            – itub
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          • @itub There are lots of people that play online correspondence much like they play blitz, sadly. I have seen some that had something like 100 correspondence games open at the same time, and subsequently only spent less than a minute per single move.
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          I think it's just a blunder from White; the white queen is not at risk of being trapped, nor is it needed for defense. Qxa8 would have definitely been the best move.



          Note that the player's ratings aren't that high (no idea how they compare to FIDE ratings though).






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          • Amazing, considering it is a correspondence game at three days per move. I often play in that rating range and people usually don't miss that kind of move.
            – itub
            38 mins ago










          • @itub There are lots of people that play online correspondence much like they play blitz, sadly. I have seen some that had something like 100 correspondence games open at the same time, and subsequently only spent less than a minute per single move.
            – Annatar
            7 mins ago












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          I think it's just a blunder from White; the white queen is not at risk of being trapped, nor is it needed for defense. Qxa8 would have definitely been the best move.



          Note that the player's ratings aren't that high (no idea how they compare to FIDE ratings though).






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          I think it's just a blunder from White; the white queen is not at risk of being trapped, nor is it needed for defense. Qxa8 would have definitely been the best move.



          Note that the player's ratings aren't that high (no idea how they compare to FIDE ratings though).







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          • Amazing, considering it is a correspondence game at three days per move. I often play in that rating range and people usually don't miss that kind of move.
            – itub
            38 mins ago










          • @itub There are lots of people that play online correspondence much like they play blitz, sadly. I have seen some that had something like 100 correspondence games open at the same time, and subsequently only spent less than a minute per single move.
            – Annatar
            7 mins ago
















          • Amazing, considering it is a correspondence game at three days per move. I often play in that rating range and people usually don't miss that kind of move.
            – itub
            38 mins ago










          • @itub There are lots of people that play online correspondence much like they play blitz, sadly. I have seen some that had something like 100 correspondence games open at the same time, and subsequently only spent less than a minute per single move.
            – Annatar
            7 mins ago















          Amazing, considering it is a correspondence game at three days per move. I often play in that rating range and people usually don't miss that kind of move.
          – itub
          38 mins ago




          Amazing, considering it is a correspondence game at three days per move. I often play in that rating range and people usually don't miss that kind of move.
          – itub
          38 mins ago












          @itub There are lots of people that play online correspondence much like they play blitz, sadly. I have seen some that had something like 100 correspondence games open at the same time, and subsequently only spent less than a minute per single move.
          – Annatar
          7 mins ago




          @itub There are lots of people that play online correspondence much like they play blitz, sadly. I have seen some that had something like 100 correspondence games open at the same time, and subsequently only spent less than a minute per single move.
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          7 mins ago










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