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    25 Mar '21 16:00
    I was shown the following problem about 40 years ago. Unfortunately, I don't know who composed it. I'll post the solution in a few days.

    White to play and win
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    Zbyszek56
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    27 Mar '21 18:38
    @FMDavidHLevin
    Sc6 i K musi bić na a8. Zostanie tam uwięziony dopuki biały K na podejdzie bliżej. Mat S, G i K da się zrobić. Pytanie co z czarnym G który będzie przeszkadzał
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    27 Mar '21 19:52
    @zbyszek56
    1. Nc6+ is indeed the right start. But if Black's bishop should safely reach the a8/h1 diagonal, White's bishop could not deliver mate along that diagonal. Therefore, White will need to eliminate that piece. How to achieve that is the crux of the problem.
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    28 Mar '21 03:10
    The post that was quoted here has been removed
    Now I don't need to post the solution. 🙂

    The only clarification I'd add to the comment by duchess64 is that after 2 … Bg8 3 Be4 Bh7 4 Ne7+ K(any), White plays 5 Bd3 (essentially transposing to the 2 ... Kb7 line).

    I recall how in showing us this problem, George Shrier marveled at how a simplified setting could contain so much content.
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