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My second old favorite is a mate in ten! Don’t despair. It’s quite doable. Just remember not to stalemate Black.


Solution:

You won’t forget underpromotion after this: 1.a8=N d3 2.Nb6 cxb6 3.c7 b5 4.c8=N b4 5.Nd6 exd6 6.e7 d5 7.e8=N d4 8.Nf6 gxf6 9.g7 f5 10.g8=N#

 


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