White to play and win

Try to solve and let me know what you think

I think there are more pawns than is possible....

I guess so lol.... Just ignore the fact, and treat it as a fantasy puzzle. I hope apart from the fact there are two many pawns, my solution is ok.

My first try was Nd6 with the same theme in mind, but I think this allows black to get back into a stalemate position one move too soon  (which I suppose could be alleviated by sacrificing the other knight).

Promoting to a queen followed by Qa8, Qa5# would also work here.

Crazy and it surely has more solution... But it looks funny anyway :o)

At a second glance, the Nd6 solution falls apart if black elects to take the b3 pawn.

ahh most first moves lead to staLEMATE

Putting a white squared bishop for white on a8 gets rid of the alternate promotion solution (as it would require one more move to get around with a Queen thus allowing 6...gxf1+).

I initially thought that 2. Ne5 might be an alternate line that worked as well, but it too allows black to get back into a stalemate position too quickly with exd4 (where sacrificing the f1 Knight to continue play is unthinkable).

I think that this single change (the addition of the bishop) resolves this puzzle down to having only one solution.

I have to say that I like the theme.

 unrealistic

tonydal

1. Ba7 Ka5 2. Nc7 Kb4 3. Nd8 Ka5 4. Nxc6#

There's a mate in 3 in this puzzle.

1. Ne5 fxe5 2. Nc7 exd4 3. Na6#