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Cozio's mate

Queen mates · Mate in 1

Also known as the dovetail mate. A queen-and-pawn finish against a king hemmed in by its own pawns.

How it works (spoiler)

Also called dovetail. The king is sandwiched between its own pawns and the queen strikes from the diagonal, covering both squares in front of it.

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