White to play. Anish Giri-Viktor Laznicka, France 2010. Black’s king is in obvious peril, and Giri found the only move which wins by force. What did he play? Email answers to chess@spectator.co.uk by Monday 29 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…Ne2+! wins the Rf4, as 2 Qxe2 Qxg2# or 2 Rxe2 Qc1+ leads to mate.
Last week’s winner Alan Norman, Impington, Cambridge
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