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  • $\begingroup$ Not the perfect score but the perfect crime ;-) $\endgroup$
    – Albert.Lang
    Commented Mar 9, 2021 at 12:11
  • $\begingroup$ The double masked bishop is cute! $\endgroup$
    – loopy walt
    Commented Mar 9, 2021 at 12:41
  • $\begingroup$ Ah, the Bishop-Rook-Knight is interesting. I didn't know you can chain the black pieces too! $\endgroup$
    – justhalf
    Commented Mar 9, 2021 at 19:04
  • $\begingroup$ Could you improve this by removing the white rook and putting the king at e5? $\endgroup$
    – Darrel Hoffman
    Commented Mar 9, 2021 at 19:11
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    $\begingroup$ @DarrelHoffman The goal of the puzzle is "maximum number of pieces with a task", so while the "king at e5" variant is way more efficient at mating the black king, effectiveness is the polar opposite of what we want :-) $\endgroup$
    – Bass
    Commented Mar 10, 2021 at 5:59