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A mate in three. And a very irritating mate in three as there are so few pieces on the board. This. will end our composed problems for a while. Hope you found them challenging. Hint—the only check is the mating check.


1.Na8 Kd6 2.Kd4 Kc6 3.Qd5 mate

 


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