White to play and mate in two moves. Composed by Georges Emile Barbier, The Westminster Papers, 1873. Email answers (first move only) to chess@spectator.co.uk by Monday 4 May. 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…Qf6+!! 2 Rxf6 Rh8+ (or Rh7+) 3 Rh6 Rxh6# (or 2 Kh3 Qxh6 3 Kg2 Rd2+ also leads to mate)
Last week’s winner Stephen Rothery, Clitheroe, Lancs
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