White to move and win
[The Answer at the bottom]
* The Puzzle Hints
White is to make 6 moves to win in the main variant. The first one to go is the White bishop, the second the White pawn... The beautiful checkmate by the White bishop at the very end...
* The Puzzle Data
1. Author: Aleksej Troitzky (1866-1942).
Famous Russian chess composer.
2. Year: 1895.
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* The Puzzle Answer
The Main Variant:
1. Bh6+ Kg8
2. g7 Kf7
3. g8=Q+ Kxg8
4. Ke6 Kh8
5. Kf7 e5
6. Bg7#
The Second Variant:
1. Bh6+ Kg8
2. g7 e6+
{ Not 3. Kxe6 because of Stalemate }
3. Kd6 e5
4. Ke7 e4
5. Kf6 e3
6. Bxe3 ...
{ Easy to win }
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