* The Puzzle Data
1. Author: Aleksej Troitzky (1866-1942).
    Famous Russian chess composer.
2. Year:    1895.

* The Puzzle Recommendation
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# Note: See the Puzzle Answer below #

* The Puzzle Answer
1. Bh6+       Kg8
2. g7           …
Variant 1:
2. …           Kf7
3. g8=Q+     Kxg8
4. Ke6         Kh8
5. Kf7          e5
6. Bg7#       1-0
Variant 2:
2. …           e6+
[Not 3. Kxe6? because of Stalemate]
3. Kd6         e5
4. Ke7         e4
5. Kf6          e3
6. Bxe3        1-0 Back to Top

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