Win the queen in 8 moves
The Tennison Gambit — a missile aimed at the queen · Tennison Gambit (A06)
Black
White
This is the Tennison Gambit — the internet calls it the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. White sacrifices two pawns to point one invisible laser down the d-file... and on move eight, the black queen disappears. Watch the missile assemble, piece by piece.
The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.
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