A Little Crusade

White to move his king only and mate in six moves.

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1. Kc5 Kd7 2. Kb6 Ke7 3. Kb7 Kd7 4. Kb8 Ke7 5. Kc8 Kf8 6. Kd7#: From the Huddersfield College Magazine, 1877. 04/10/2014 Wait, this doesn’t work — Black has 4. … Kd8. A better solution is 1. Kc5 Kd7 2. Kb6 Ke7 3. Ka7 Kd7 4. Kb7 Ke7 5. Kc8 Kf8 6. Kd7# (Thanks, Stanley.)