A queen is worth nine points, but checkmate wins! When you give something away to get something better, that's called a sacrifice. And there's nothing more brutal than sacking your queen!
Try these puzzles:
1. White sacks her queen because a back rank mate is better! You know about powerful pins, right?
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2. This time it's Black to move. It's a queen sac, mate in three, pawn promotion, Swallow's Tail Mate. Got it?
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3. Now in this case, White will at least win material, if not the whole game. Do you see how weak the Black back rank is?
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4. Black to move. Another weak back rank demands an awesome queen sac! (Mate in three.)
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Fabulous work, my friends! Remember, sometimes the position is more important than the material . Give your queens a chance to show what they're made of!
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