White to move and win
[The Answer at the bottom]
* The Puzzle Hints
Best puzzle to demonstrate the power of 2 knights working together and hunting for the Black Rook. For White do not touch other chess pieces except 2 knights. First touch the left knight to move, jump and check. The same knight to move again to support the second knight and attack the rook. Attacking and theatening forks, 2 White knights shall create a black nightmare for the rook...
* The Puzzle Data
1. Author: Rinck, Henri (1870-1952). Famous composer. France.
2. Year: 1907.
* The Puzzle Recommendation
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When you have seen the solution, you are recommended to set up the position and replay the puzzle again. Pay your attention to the moves marked as strong and to those as weak. Try to understand why another moves are not shown in the solution.
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# Note: See the Puzzle Answer below #
* The Puzzle Answer
1. Nf2+ Kc4
[Square c4 is the only safe square for the Black King]
[If 1... Ke3?, then 2.N2g4+ fork 1-0]
2. N2g4 Rh8
[Square h8 is the only safe square for the rook]
[If 2... Rg6?, then 3.Ne5+ fork 1-0]
3. Ne5+ Kc5
[3... Kc5 is the only legal move for Black]
4. Nfd7+ Kd5
[If 4. ... Kd6?, then 5.Nf7+ fork 1-0]
5. Nf7! 1-0
[If 5. ... Rh7 or Rh5, then 6.Nf6+ fork 1-0]
[If 5. ... Ra8 or Rc8, then 6.Nb6+ fork 1-0]
[If 5. ... Re8 or Rg8, then 6.Nf6+ fork 1-0]
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