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A mating attack is in the air. Just look at the defensive tasks each black piece has and figure out a way to decoy them.


1.Bc6 Bxc6 [1...Qxc6 2.Qe7#; 1...Rg8 2.Rxd7 Rxg5 3.Qxf7#; 1...Qd6 2.Rxd6 Rc8 3.Bxd7#] 2.Rd8+ Rxd8 3.Qxd8#

 


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