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Now that you can mate with a bishop and knight, this ending should be easy!


1.Nf6 Rg5 [1...Rxf6 2.e7]2.e7 Kc7 3.Ne8+ Kc6 4.Ng7 Ra5+ [4...Re5 5.e8Q+ Rxe8+ 6.Nxe8]5.Kb8 Rb5+ 6.Kc8 Ra5 7.e8Q+

 


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