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Step 1 / 2
Your queen can drop to d8 with check — and from d8 it also rakes the whole eighth rank, hitting the loose knight on b8. Black must answer the check, so the knight can't be saved.
Step 1 / 2
Your queen can drop to d8 with check — and from d8 it also rakes the whole eighth rank, hitting the loose knight on b8. Black must answer the check, so the knight can't be saved.