White to move and win
[The Answer at the bottom]
* The Puzzle Hints
White must promote his pawn on h6, but the Black rook is very strong. How to neutralize or block the Black rook? If 1. Bd2, then 1. ... Rd6+. Then how to face the possible simultaneous promotion of the Black pawn on a4?
* The Puzzle Data
1. Author: Joseph, D.
2. Year: 1921.
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* The Puzzle Answer
1. Bf2+ Kb8
2. Bb6! Rxb6
3. ab a3
4. h7 a2
5. h8=Q a1=Q
6. Qg8 Qa2
{ Expecting for the wrong 7. Qxa2 ... and Draw by stalemate }
7. Qe8 Qa4
8. Qe5+ Ka8
9. Qh8! ...
{ Now any Black move is losing. The White King will step on c7, d7, or e7 with the unavoidable checkmate attack }
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