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Complex Checkmates
Problem 24
White Mates in 6
(Mate in 4 is better, but I "saw" it in 6)
DIAGRAM CCKM-P24
1.Qh5+
Kg8
2.Qh7+
[
2.Bh7+
Kh8
3.Bg6+
Kg8
4.Qh7#
]
2...Kf7
3.Qh5+
Kg8
[
3...Kf6
4.Qg6#
]
[
3...g6
4.Qxg6#
]
4.Bh7+
Kh8
5.Bg6+
Kg8
6.Qh7#
1-0   mal57 - (name withheld), ICC 2003
a nice example of Damiano's Mate
with a Bishop instead of a pawn
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