(Bonus Puzzle Inside!) Today's Daily Puzzle: Trash Your Pieces

Hello Puzzlers! Today's and yesterday's daily puzzles both had a very important chess motif known as clearance. I'm not sure if DailyFun intended to have two days in a row of knight clearance tactics but I like that it ended up that way because it solidifies the importance and power of these types of tactics.

In both puzzles, the knight is just in the way of a juicy tactic. Sometimes the best way to set yourself up for a powerful combination is to simply throw away material that's preventing something better. Knight's in the way? Throw it in the trash!

Today's Puzzle:

Yesterday's Puzzle:

How did you do on these puzzles? Did you have the audacity to throw away your knights? Comment below!

Bonus Puzzle!

As promised, take a look at today's bonus puzzle! Today's bonus puzzle is quite challenging. It's white to move and mate in 6. 

If you'd like to participate in the bonus puzzle challenge please follow the rules listed below:

1. DO NOT post the solution in the comments
2. Send me a private message (click my name and click the envelope icon) with white's first four moves.
3. Do not use a computer for assistance, try your best to solve the puzzle on your own!

 For those of you who submit the right answer to me, I will give you a specific shout-out in my next blog post on 8/27!

Happy puzzling!

Nick

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