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Theory/King and Knight Mate the King Trapped by Its Own Pawn

King and Knight Mate the King Trapped by Its Own Pawn

The black king is stuck in the corner in front of its own pawn. King and knight can mate it here, but stalemate is close at every move. The rule: take away the king's last free square so that the pawn has to fill it, and leave Black a legal move until the mate.

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