Queen sacrifice

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White to move. White can checkmate with a sham queen sacrifice as follows: 1.Qh7+ Kf8 2.Qh8+ Nxh8 3.Rxh8#

In chess, a queen sacrifice is a move that sacrifices a queen, the most powerful piece, in return for some compensation, such as a tactical or positional advantage.

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