Interesting Chess Problem (Community Challenge!)

Hey everyone!

I have an interesting challenge for everyone.

What is the fastest epaullete mate you can find, having control of both black and white pieces? Either color can be the winning color--it is up to you to decide which. For those that don't know, an epaullete mate is a mate where the king has two rooks of the same color adjacent to it when it is mated. The fastest mate I could come up with was 11 moves. See if you can beat my score!

1. e3 Nf6
2. Qe2 Ng4
3. Qxg4 e5
4. Qe4 Bb4
5. Qxb4 Rf8
6. Qe4 Qh4
7. Qxh4 Na6
8. Qe4 b6
9. Qc4 Bb7
10. Qe4 Rd8
11. Qxe5#

I'm sure there is a faster solution! Please feel free to improve on my solution if you can! Cheers :D

--Harrison

I found a solution in 10 moves:

lichess.org/study/dtTh4r79/tvIGiVtF#0

Just kidding, here's mate in 9:

lichess.org/study/dtTh4r79/NNyFDGV7#0

Mate in 8 :)

Mate in 3!!!!!!!!!!



According to Lichess practice, an epaulette mate is: The Epaulette Mate is a checkmate where two parallel retreat squares for a checked king are occupied by its own pieces, preventing its escape.