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Solution for Mating03 problem:

If you look at the position you can see that white can mate in many ways:

sufocation mate on f7
promote one of the pawns to Rook or Queen and play the bishop away from g8
Queen takes pawn on g7 (you have to arrange for another piece attacking the square of course)
playing the Queen or a black squared bishop onto the a1-h8 diagonal after forcing black to play his only pawn.
The question that remains is: Which one can you realise the quickest?

White will mate in 3 moves after: 1.d7 (threatening d8Q/R and moving the bishop away from g8 or mating by playing the knight via d6 to f7) 1... Be4 (other moves also lose, see note after 1.d7) 2.Qxe4 g5 3.Qd4/e5#

Alternatively, 1.Ne7 (with the idea 2.Nf5 and 3.Qxg7#) 1... Be4 2.Qxe4 g5 3.Qd4/e5#

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