Luke McShane

Chess puzzle

issue 07 December 2024

White to play. Adewumi-Shlyakhtenko, New York, November 2024. The dangerous passed pawn on a7 means that White is the side pressing for the win. Which move allowed 14-year-old Tani Adewumi to win the game? Please note that because of the Christmas printing schedule there is no prize for this puzzle.

Last week’s solution 1…c3! 2 bxc3 Bh4 traps the white queen

Last week’s winner Jeff Aronson, Oxford

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