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Légal's mate

A queen sacrifice that a greedy opponent cannot refuse.

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Black's bishop pins your knight to the queen. Ignore the pin: play Nxe5 and let Black take the queen.

Black's bishop pins your knight to the queen. Ignore the pin: play Nxe5 and let Black take the queen.

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