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White to move and win

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White to move and win

1.Rxd6+ Kxd6

By sacrificing the exchange (rook for the knight) White has lured the Black king onto the same diagonal as his rook.

2.Bb8+

White's real target isn't the king, but rather the rook behind the king on the diagonal.

2...Kd5

White now wins his exchange back.

3.Bxf4 gxf4 4.b4

White has exchanged off all the remaining Black pieces, save the king, eliminating any possibility of counterplay.  Just for good measure, White's also completely destroyed Black's pawn structure!

This is an easy win for White, as the queenside passers are self-protecting, leaving the white king free to either escort one or both of them to promotion, or eat up Black's kingside pawns and them push his f-pawn.  Either way, it's curtains for Black.

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