Hi Richard and all, First of all, white only has one piece that he can move. His king can not move because he would be in check by blacks rook on g5 or his king on h8. So whites rook on b6 is the only piece that can be moved. My first thought is to move Rb8+, but instead I would do this: 1. Rb7 This does several things: 1. Threatens the black pawn to be taken 2. Makes black move his rook because it is now under threat by whites king 3. Limits blacks move to only one move, Rg8. If black does not move to g8, then the game is basically over. So here is how it could look: If black does not move to his limited g8: 1. Rb7 Rf5 2. Rb8+ Rf8 3. Rxf8# Or if he does move to g8: 1. Rb7 Rg8 2. Rxa7 Capturing this pawn on a7 is very important for white. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: R Dinger To: chess Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 11:32 AM Subject: [blind-chess] Problem WAC006 Good Morning Puzzlers, This problem is from Mario Lang's puzzle web page at http://delysid.org:80/chess/epd.cgi and is reported to be from Fred Reinfield's book "Win At Chess" 1958. Problem WAC006 White to move FEN Problem Setup: 7k/ p7/ 1R5K/ 6r1/ 6p1/ 6P1/ 8/ 8 w - - 0 1 Short Algebraic Problem Setup: White: Kh6, Rb6, Pg3 Black: Kh8, Rg5, Pa7, Pg4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2931 - Release Date: 06/11/10 02:35:00