White to Play
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
Fischer actually messed this endgame up and only drew! When we get to move three, he played Be4, which fails to trap the knight. The win is 1.Rc7+ Rf7 [1...Kg8 2.Rc8+ Rf8 3.Rxf8+ Kxf8 4.Bb5; 1...Kf8 2.Rc8+] 2.Rxf7+ Kxf7 3.Bb5 Ke7 4.Kg4 Nd7 5.Bxd7 Kxd7 6.Kh5 with an easy win.
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