White to play and mate in two moves. Composed by Georges Emile Barbier, the Westminster Papers, 1875. Email answers (first move only) to chess@spectator.co.uk by Monday 24 August. There is a prize of a £20 John Lewis voucher for the first correct answer out of a hat. Please allow six weeks for prize delivery.
Last week’s solution 1…Nh3+! wins, e.g. 2 Rxh3 Qe1+ 3 Bf1 Rxh3 4 Nb6+ axb6 5 Qxd8+ Ka7. Or 2 Bxh3 Qe1+ 3 Kg2 Qxe2+ 4 Kg1 Qe1+ 5 Kg2 Qxd2+ and Qd2xc3.
Last week’s winner Paul Habershon, Bedford
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