Black to play. Lodici-Gokerkan, European Individual Championships, Katowice, April 2026. White’s last move, 35 Kg3-h4, was a fatal blunder. Which move let Black force a quick checkmate? Email answers to chess@spectator.co.uk by Monday 27 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.
Last week’s solution 1 Ra4! threatens 2 b5 mate. Or 1…Nc5 2 bxc5#, 1…Na5 2 bxa5#, 1…d5 2 Qf4#, 1…e5 2 Qd3#, 1…Kc4 2 Qd3#
Last week’s winner Ilya Iyengar, Cambridge
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