White to move. What is the least number of moves for white to checkmate the black king. Assume both white and black play optimally.
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Move the white queen from F 4 to D 6 .
Then the black king's only move is from E 7 to E 8 .
Move the white knight from E 4 to F 6 .
We then have checkmate .