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Assuming it is white to move (lol) :

1.Bf6 Ke2 2.Bh4 Kf3 3.Kd2 Kf4 4.Ke2 Ke5 5.Kf3 Kd4 6.Bf6#

Nice king 'chase' (as opposed to hunt). The obvious b5 etc... seems to need at least 7 moves.

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Originally posted by Mephisto2
Assuming it is white to move (lol) :

1.Bf6 Ke2 2.Bh4 Kf3 3.Kd2 Kf4 4.Ke2 Ke5 5.Kf3 Kd4 6.Bf6#

Nice king 'chase' (as opposed to hunt). The obvious b5 etc... seems to need at least 7 moves.
Sometimes it's nice to see the mating net closed by quiet moves instead of the usual brutal series of checks.