Luke McShane

No. 820

issue 28 September 2024

White to play. Kulaots-Kadric, Budapest Olympiad, September 2024. The Estonian grandmaster spotted a neat sequence to gain a decisive material advantage. What was his first move here? Email answers to chess@spectator.co.uk by Monday 30 September. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct answer out of a hat. Please include a postal address and allow six weeks for prize delivery.

Last week’s solution 1 Nef5+ gxf5 2 Rg3+ Kh6 (else Rg3-g8#) 3 Nxf5+ Kh5 4 Bf7# or 1…Kf8 2 Ne6+ Kf7 3 Nh6#

Last week’s winner Alex Everingham Newton Mearns, Glasgow

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