Chess Puzzle 35

A best endgame puzzle in chess. Famous and beautiful.
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Chess Puzzle 35: White to move and win.
White to move and win       [The Answer at the bottom]
* The Puzzle Hints
A complicated position puzzle. Try to find the winning combination which is the only one in this position. Also, good puzzle on the correct promotion... The first chess piece to move for White is the rook.


* The Puzzle Data
1. Author: A. Selesniev.
2. Year:    1935.




* The Puzzle Recommendation
You are recommended not to solve the Chess Puzzle from the computer's screen. Please set up the Puzzle's position on the chess board. The Puzzle Answer is at the bottom of the page and you can revisit the page for the answer next time.

Try to solve the Chess Puzzle by yourself. You are advised to carefully analize the position, recheck your solution, and only then to see the answer to the Chess Puzzle below. Please do not look down at the Puzzle Answer before the time.




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# Note: The next line below is the Puzzle Answer #





* The Puzzle Answer
1. Rc8+!!   Kxc8
2. b7+       Kb8
3. d5!        Kc7
4. ba=B!       ...
{ 4. ba=Q?? Please analize why it is a blunder }
4. ...         Kb8
5. Bb7       Kc7
6. Kxa7





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A complicated position puzzle by A. Selesniev. Find the winning combination for White. The White rook to move. Find the correct promotion at the end of the combination.

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