White to move and win
[The Answer at the bottom]
* The Puzzle Hints
White must find the way to keep the Black rook immovable all the time and allow moving only the Black King. The association with the following two words may help: "zigzag" and "ladder"...
* The Puzzle Data
1. Author: A. Troitzky (1866-1942).
Famous Russian chess composer.
2. Year: 1899.
* The Puzzle Recommendation
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# Note: The next line below is the Puzzle Answer #
* The Puzzle Answer
1. Qa8 Kg1
2. Qa7+ Kh1
3. Qb7 Kg1
4. Qb6+ Kh1
5. Qc6 Kg1
6. Qc5+ Kh1
7. Qd5 Kg1
8. Qd4+ Kh1
9. Qe4 Kg1
10. Qe3+ Kh1
11. Qf3 Kg1
12. Qf1#
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