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Pau
White to play and wins
In this strange position, the white threatening promote on b8 and on h8, but the Queen controls both black squares.
If there was not the black pawn on f5, white would win easily:
1.Rf8, Kxf8 2.b8=Q+,QxQ 3.h8=Q#
But this pawn is not transparent... Or maybe it is?
SOLUTION
(Note the final position and compare it to the starting position)
Index of problems and studies on my blog
busterboy91
That is so awesome!
rochellecatahan
amazing .
Scarlatti
Very cool
MatthiasVanCampen
nice, cool alignment of pawns too :p from a real game???
Not, Matthias, it was a composition
ChessisGood
wow!
sadern
Great and interesting puzzle, but isn't 2...Qb6 mate?
bjazz
No. The queen is unprotected.
Yes, you're right. I got messed up with the orientation.
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