Queen sacrifice

For the 1988 short film, see Queen Sacrifice (film).
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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. It is the rarest and most tactically significant sacrifice possible, as the queen is the most powerful piece and requires an exceptional tactical, material, or positional advantage in compensation.

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