White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
Here’s a rook and pawn ending that’s a composition by A.S. Selesniev
Solution:
Don’t be annoyed with me if you didn’t get it. I didn’t compose it! A couple of tries don’t work: 1.Rd1 Rh2 2.d7 Rh1+ 3.Kd2 Rxd1+ 4.Kxd1 Kc7 nor 1.0–0–0 Ra2 2.d7 Ra1+ 3.Kc2 Rxd1 4.Kxd1 Kc7 , all draws. Winning is: 1.d7 Kc7 2.d8=Q+ Kxd8 3.0–0–0+
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