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Solution for: Task E

The white bishop has not very much squares left if it gets attacked by Kf7!, namely b4 and d6.

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With f4 his own buddy took him the last chance to escape via the diagonal d6-g3. Regard that Bb4 is only a temporary resort, because after the immediate answer a5 there is only one place available,

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and that is Bd6. Now follows the lethal R8c6 and the bishop is lost.

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Playing it the other way round with 1. Kf7 Bd6 2. R8c6 Bb4 3. a5 does not help either.

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