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N-c6 k-d7
BXB KXB
P-B7 B can not stop it getting to B8
1. Nc6+ Kd7
2. Bxd6 Kxc6
Now the b pawn cannot queen.
You got on the right trail, but took the wrong fork in the road afterwards.
1. Nc6!
Not an easy move to spot, in my opinion. I look at this position for while before really understanding this move’s strength- it is white’s second move, a counter-intuitive one that stands out:
1. ………..Kd7 (what else?)
2. Nb8!
Now, the black king has to go back to either e6 or e7 since the Kc8 just drops the bishop at d6 and the knight at b8 is protected by the white bishop. However, it makes no difference in the end:
2. ……….Ke6
3. Bd6! Kd6
4. Na6!
And now the problem for black is apparent, I would hope.
and if 4. … kc6,
5.Nb4+ attacking the bishop!
1. Cc6+ Rd7 2. Cb8+ Re6 3. Axd6 Rxd6 4. Ca6 +-
And, by the way, this is a very, very pretty ending. Almost composition-like.
You are right. Still I get half a point out of ten for trying and half a point for the correct first move.
Giving the first move without proper reasoning does not entitle you to get any point.
Who could have thought the B at c2 is the final victim?