For tactics that involve a queen sacrifice, whether accepted, or not.
For tactics that involve a queen sacrifice, whether accepted, or not.
Questions tagged [queen-sacrifice]
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History of this queen sacrifice in the 4 Knights
Arbiting an IM norm tournament last week I came across this position in one of the games. Both White's queen and bishop on a4 were en prise and it was Black's move!
My initial reaction was that I must have missed a touch-move violation which the…
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Why did black resign in this game?
Watching this video, it seemed after the highlighted point in the video that black was doomed, but from my view it was just materiel? After the exchange, white would have taken a rook and the queen (and trading white's own queen) leaving black only…
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How can white force a quick win here?
This is from a tactics puzzle I encountered today. The given solution was 1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Bxf6#,” but to me 1... Ne6 seems to halt white in his tracks, even if it does give up a rook.
My moves as white were clearly not optimal, as it "feels" like…
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Shocking queen sacrifices?
I am a chess beginner and I find queen sacrifices are the most shocking moves I have ever seen.
Please, can you provide me with some shocking examples of queen sacrifices. It need not be a big list, a handful would work just fine.
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Why this is the best move?
I'm new here, so I just like chess and I don’t study too deeply. I could not understand the move Qxe5. Can someone explain to me?
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