White to play and win



Your comments are welcome and the following questions are open:

EDIT: corrected the puzzle.
Is it tough?
Is it enjoyable?

1. Post the answer using the GO ADVANCED feature, and use the SPOIL indicator.

2. Puzzle Creation: This is not a criticism of the above puzzle, but When creating a puzzle and this is not from me, but from professional puzzle creators, each piece in the puzzle has a purpose. Whether pawn, piece, or King. (Sometimes the solution is when the White King moves one square or even 0-0, or 0-0-0).

Feedback is welcome

Comment #2
Although I am not a professional puzzle creator, I strive to create puzzles as good as possible, having fun or amazement in mind [see the rest of the Homemade series for insights: e.g. Queen dance puzzle has a King move as key; {Stale}Mate is even nicer ]. For this particular puzzle, I couldn't make the idea work with less pawns, although I tried hard to get rid of several pawns. [As for the rest of the pieces, including Kings, they definitely have a purpose each]. However, it may be possible to improve the puzzle, and hopefully discussions in this forum will help me in that endevour.

Comment #1
I don't know how to use go advanced feature, and I am willing to give hints if I see people being interested in the puzzle. Here is a small hint for opening the appetite for this puzzle:

This puzzle has had a life of its own in the chess forums, especially Schachmatt.de and rybkaforum.net. If interested, you can read the story here:

CHESS Puzzles [The story contains hints, but not the whole solution]

In the end, the initial version of it got published in Matplus, while the final/corrected version [see below] got published in German, in Glarean (links available in the story)



Enjoy