White to play and mate in two moves. Composed by Philip Hamilton Williams, The Chess Amateur, 1914. Email answers to chess@spectator.co.uk by Monday 15 July. 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 Qh6! wins, since 1…gxh6 2 gxf3 skewers the queen, and 2…Qxg1+ 3 Kxg1 gives White a decisive material advantage.
Last week’s winner Ilya Iyengar, Cambridge
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