Black to play. A variation from the game Tan-Goryachkina, Fide Women’s Candidates, Cyprus 2026. White is two pawns up, but Black has a surprising winning move. Which one? Email answers to chess@spectator.co.uk by Monday 13 April. There is a prize of a £20 John Lewis voucher 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 Rc6! threatens 2 Bb2#. Then 1…Ne6 2 Bd6# or 1…Nf5 2 Ng6# or 1…Nd5 2 Nd7# or 1…Ne4 2 f4#
Last week’s winner Laura Gould, Edinburgh
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