White to move. Can White win this? How should White continue?
8/8/8/8/1bk5/2r5/1KP2B2/R7 w – – 0 0
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1. Ra4, with the idea 2. Rxb4 and 3. Be1 will give white an ending with a bishop up.
Indeed. Black can aim for the swindle:
1.Ra4 Ra3
2.Rxa3? Bxa3+
3.Kxa3 Kc3
… but White doesn’t fall for that; instead he prevails with:
2.Rxb4+ Kxb4
3.Be1+ Ka4
4.Bc3