White to Play
Published in Chess Puzzles
A great endgame challenge. A piece not yet on the board will decide this game.From Paul Motwani’s S*T*A*R* CHESS
Solution:
1.Rf8 Raa8 [1...Kxg7 2.Rxe8 Rc1 3.c8=Q] 2.g8=N+ Kg6 [2...Kg5 3.Rxe8 Rxe8 4.Ne7 Rxe7 5.c8=Q] 3.Rxe8 Rxe8 4.c8Q Rxc8 5.Ne7+ Kf6 6.Nxc8 and wins.
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