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Solution...1. Bg5! with the idea of 1... Rxg5 2. f6 and Black can't stop both pawns.This is a well known endgame where a rook can't stop two pawns on the 6th or 7nth rank unless the king is close enough to intervene.
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ReplyDelete1. Bg5! with the idea of 1... Rxg5 2. f6 and Black can't stop both pawns.
This is a well known endgame where a rook can't stop two pawns on the 6th or 7nth rank unless the king is close enough to intervene.