In chess, the sacrifice of a queen
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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
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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.