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1f6+wins
Re6? Maybe not.
I would play f6 almost without thinking about it- the key being the rook under attack by the white king, so the bishop can’t take on f6 :
1. f6 Ke8 (Bf6 2.Rf6 Kf6 3.Kh4+-)
Black can’t play Kf8 either since Ra8 will lead to mate, and Kd7 will lead to 2.f7 anyway.
2. f7 and I don’t see how black stops the pawn effectively. Black seems doomed to me.
The awkward placement of the Black bishop and rook make the immediate advance of the f-pawn possible.
1. f6+ Ke8
(1. .. Bxf6 2. Re6+ [Trying to coax Black into playing 2. .. Kf7, when White can take the bishop on f6-square with check.]
[After (2. Rxf6) here, Black can keep his rook on the board.]
2. .. Kd7
(2. .. Kf7? 3. Rxf6+ Kxf6 4. Kxh4)
3. Rxf6 Rh1 [This is probably Black’s strongest line of play after 1. f6+, but personally, I hope that if ever I am playing the Black pieces over the board, I would save myself the trouble, and Resign after 1. f6+.])
(1. .. Kf8? 2. Ra8#)
(1. .. Kd8 2. Ra8+ Kd7 3. f7 Rf4 4. f8=Q Rxf8 5. Rxf8)
(1. .. Kd7 2. Be6+! Kd8
(2. .. Kc7 3. f7 Rf4 (3. .. Bh6? 4. Kxh4) 4. Bf5 [and the f-pawn is going to promote to a queen without being subject to capture.])
(2. .. Ke8? 3. Ra8#)
3. Ra8+ Kc7 4. f7 Rf4 5. f8=Q wins. (5. Bf5? Bh6))
2. f7+ Ke7 3. Ra7+ Kf8 4. Ra8+ {and makes a queen next move.}
f6+ Kd7
Be6+ Kc7
f7 Rf4
Bf5 Bh4+
Kh3
f6+ and then a Rxf6 if black takes with bishop is an easy win for white.
f6+ is the move.
1.f6+ Kd8 (Black must retreat if 1…Bxf6 2.Rxf6 KxR 3.KxR and black
is down a piece)2.f7 Ke7 How does black stop the pawn’s queening?3.Ra7+
Kf8 4.Ra8+ king moves and the pawn promotes
1.f6+ Kd8 (Black must retreat if 1…Bxf6 2.Rxf6 KxR 3.KxR and black
is down a piece)2.f7 Ke7 How does black stop the pawn’s queening?3.Ra7+
Kf8 4.Ra8+ king moves and the pawn promotes
White is controlling centre and has well placed pices whereas black’s pieces are badly placed.
1 f6+ Kd7
(1… Kf8 2Ra8#)
(1…. Bxf6 2Rxf6 Rxe4 3Rf7+ Ke8 4Bxe4 Kxf7 5Bxh7 white wins)
2Be6+ Kd8
(2… Ke8 3 Ra8#)
3 Ra8+ Kc7
4f7 Rf5
5f8=Q Rxf8
6Rxf8 white is a R up and wins
Right now 9 comments have appeared but still i am posting my comment.
Tempo is very important here.Given time black will regroup his pieces by Rf4 etc. he may not be able to draw but give enough fight.That is why after 1f6+ Kd7 2f7 should not be played immediately because of 2… Rf4.
After 1 f6+ Kd8 2Ra8+ must be played before f7.
you should not encourage black to retain rooks on board which will be nuisance.
1f6+ Bxf6
2Rxf6 immediately
( better than 2Re5+)
as 2… Rh1 will lose e pawn immediately after 3Re5+
prof S.G. Bhat’s line is the correct one. I missed Rf4 altogether when I looked at this. That is what I get for playing without thinking about it, I suppose.
Lucymarie also gave correct line but it would have been more clear if 2nd line and last line were in bold letters.