Daily Chess Improvement: Classic Benko Endgame!
SusanPolgar
White to move and win!
SusanPolgar
White to move and win!
a4, b5, Rh1...
Editor
As a hint, here is a plausible try that demonstrates how white's king is too far away to aid in stopping black from winning the rook for his last pawn:
1.Rh1 Kb2 2.Rh2 Ka3 3.Kg7 b4 4.Kf6 b3 5.ab3 Kb3 6.Ke5 a4 7.Kd4 a3 8.Kd3 a2 9.Rh1 Kb2=
Editor
A truly classic puzzle with which I am already deeply familiar. The first move is kind of tough to find, but it is the second move that is truly spectacular.