Body: <p>The question is general, not pinned to a particular position. But for example here is a self-fabricated position:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN "6k1/p4ppp/1r1r2n1/1N6/P7/3Q4/2P3PP/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
  
  1. Qxd6 Rxd6 2. Nxd6
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Comments.Text: Probably not the best example because of the tactic it includes. White HAS to exchange the queen for the rooks here, because if he just moves it away, black will win the pinned knight with ...a6 (White cannot make a credible counter-threat with his queen move because the black knight covers a back rank mate and the rooks defend each other).
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Comments.Text: The question isn't really answerable in the abstract. You'd exchange my queen even for a pawn if it led to immediate checkmate.
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Tags: <strategy><exchange>
Title: Would you exchange your queen for two rooks?
ThreadText: # Would you exchange your queen for two rooks?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-01)
  
  The question is general, not pinned to a particular position. But for example here is a self-fabricated position:
  
  ```
  [FEN "6k1/p4ppp/1r1r2n1/1N6/P7/3Q4/2P3PP/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
  
  1. Qxd6 Rxd6 2. Nxd6
  
  ```
  
  **Tags:** strategy, exchange
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Probably not the best example because of the tactic it includes. White HAS to exchange the queen for the rooks here, because if he just moves it away, black will win the pinned knight with ...a6 (White cannot make a credible counter-threat with his queen move because the black knight covers a back rank mate and the rooks defend each other).  
  > **username_2**: The question isn't really answerable in the abstract. You'd exchange my queen even for a pawn if it led to immediate checkmate.  
  
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