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  1. Soylent Green Reply

    1.Na6 Bc7
    if 1…Bf4 2.Kc8 Be5 3.Ne6

    2.Nxc7+ Kb8 3.Na6+ Ka8 4.Nc5 a6 5.Nc6 a5 6.Kc7 a4 7.Nd7 a3 8.Nb6 mate

    There are other solutions with the same idea (always 8 moves)

  2. hitsujyun Reply

    1.Na6 Bc7
    2.Kc8 Bb8
    3.Ne6 Bd6
    4.Nc7+ Bxc7
    5.Nxc7#

  3. hitsujyun Reply

    My answer was wrong.
    1.Na6 Bc7
    2.Kc8?? Bxd8

    1.Na6 Bc7
    2.Nxc7+ Kb8
    3.Na6+ Ka8
    4.Nb4 a6(or a5)
    5.Nc6 a5
    6.Kc8 a4
    7.Ne6 a3
    8.Nc7#

    4…Kb8
    5.Nc6+ Ka8
    6.Kc8 a6
    7.Ne6 a5
    8.Nc7#

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