This is a great puzzle with the rook vs. bishop struggle. The key first move may surprise you.

There’s only one first move that wins. It’s one of the most important K+P endgames you can study.

There’s only one first move that wins.

There’s only one first move that wins.

Here’s a basic king and pawn ending you should know.

This is one of my favorite endgames to give students because even strong players have taken a while to solve this. It’s actually pretty simple if you know one handy endgame principle. It’s White to Play and Draw.