Raymond Keene

Chess puzzle | 1 December 2016

issue 03 December 2016

White to play. This position is from Rubinstein-Johner, Carlsbad 1911. How did Rubinstein gain a winning position with a standard tactical device?
We regret that because of the Christmas printing schedule, this is not a prize puzzle.
 
Last week’s solution 1 Nf6+
Last week’s winner Ray Fisher, Buxton, Derbyshire

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