Mate in 5 Exercise 79

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White plays and wins in 3 moves https://lichess.org/NTfG0cPS

  1. Qb4+ Kf5 2. Qe6+ Kg5 3. Qbg4#

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The analysis board does checkmate in 5 moves

  1. Qb4+ Rc4 2. Qbxc4+ Kf3 3. Qc3+ Kf2 4. Qgg3+ Kf1 5. Qce1#

The same start but sacrificing the tower to last a little longer

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