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White to Play and Win

Pete Tamburro on

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From a study by W. Lewis.


Solution:

1.Rg1 Kf8 [1...Rxg1 2.g7 Rb1 3.g8Q+ Kd7 4.Qxg2 and the queen and pawn will beat the rook and pawn (and that will be captured at some point).; 1...Rh8 2.g7 Rg8 3.Rxg2 Kd7 4.Kf7] 2.Rxg2 Rb1 3.Rd2 Rb6+ 4.Kxf5 Kg7 [4...Rb7 5.Kf6] 5.Rd7+ Kg8 6.Kg5 Rb2 7.f5 Rb5 8.Kh6 Rxf5 9.Rd8+ Rf8 10.Rxf8+ Kxf8 11.Kh7 and wins.

 

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