White to play and mate in two. Philip Hamilton Williams, Birmingham News, 1897. Answers should be emailed to chess@spectator.co.uk by Monday 4 April. There is a prize of £20 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 Rd4+! e.g. 1…Ka5 2 Re5#, or 1…Kc5 2 Qd6# or 1…Kc3 2 Qd3#
Last week’s winner N. Kitchen, Bury, Lancashire
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