Saavedra Position

Can you solve it ?

It was 1st published in the Glasgow Weekly Citizen, in 1895

One of the most famous of all positions. There are just four pieces on the board, yet in the play there are twists and turns, tricks and counter-tricks.

Position: 

White: King on b6;   Pawn on c6

Black: King on a1;    Rook on d5

White to move

However, it's:

White to play and Win !!

Note: Black has Rd1 ...Rc1 if White King goes to the c file, winning the promoted Q  

yep... an oldie but very instructive as Black has many ways to draw. The solution is not easy, in fact was not found for 50 years afterwards ! It was regarded as a draw.

Let others try to figure it out for a bit.. Ok Ruben and delete the solution for just a bit ?

If 1. …Rd2, then black R continue to check, isn't it draw?

Interesting line to know; White still wins. After the check, the White King just comes closer to Black's via the a & b files. Eventually, the winning idea is White's King later shifting to the c-3 square; ...Rc2+ results in us taking the Rook (as Black's a1 King can't support the check from c3) and other Black tries fail too. 

I just copied the pgn from post #10 and added in the idea mentioned in post #8, White still wins

I think white win:

c7

Rd7

Kb6 (here is the point that white wins)

can anyone tell me that in position no.#12 what happened if white promotes his pawn to Q

c1=Q Rc5+ Qxc5 then stalemate.

Jennifer Shahade's favorite chess position

bro he plays c8=R !!!!!!!!

Damn, thats a nice puzzle

its a endgame study, ya its beautiful

its an endgame study