White to move. Can White hold this game?
4k3/1p6/1r1p4/1p1P1B1P/1P6/2K5/8/8 w – – 0 0
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White to move. Can White hold this game?
4k3/1p6/1r1p4/1p1P1B1P/1P6/2K5/8/8 w – – 0 0
Puzzle by Seleznev
1.Bd3 Kf8 (Ra6 3.Bb5+)
2.Bb5 Rb5
3.Kc4 Rb6
4.b5 Kg7
5.Kb4 Kh6
6.Ka5 Rb5+
7.Kb5 Kh5
8.Kb6 Kg5
9.Kb7 Kf5
10.Kc7 Kf5
11.Kc6 1-0
did you mean 11. Kc7?
With the last move Black wins reaching a classical position about mined squares… by 11… Ke5
You both have typos. In #1 that should be 10…Ke5. And no, he didn’t mean 11.Kc7; the king is already on c7.
#1 has the solution; trap and win the rook, then maneuver into the classical trebuchet for the win.