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Clear of knights chess

No kings, and win is by eliminating all enemy knights. 8x8 board.

Setup

Starting position:
	N	N	R	R	B	B	<>
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
$	$


						$	$
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
<>	B	B	R	R	N	N

Pawns on ranks 2 and 7. Sergeants diametrically opposite each other on ranks 3 and 6.