Black to play. This position is from Gligoric-Stein, Moscow 1967. Can you spot Black’s winning coup? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 4 April or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct answer out of a hat. Please include a postal address and allow six weeks
White to play. This position is from Mareco-Nakamura, Pro-League, chess.com 2017. Can you spot White’s winning coup?Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday, March 28, or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk or fax to 020 7961 0058. The winner will be the first correct answer out of a hat, and each week I shall be
White to play. This is from Horton–Murphy, Varsity Match 2017. Can you spot White’s winning coup? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 21 March or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct answer out of a hat. Please include a postal address and allow six weeks
Black to play. This position is from Kozera-Wang, Varsity Match 2016. White has powerful threats and Black has only one way to stay in the game. Can you see it? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 14 March or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct
White to play. This position is from Tabatabaei-Vakhidov, Aeroflot Open, Moscow 2017. White has sacrificed a piece for a powerful attack. Can you spot his crushing breakthrough? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 7 February or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct answer out of
Black to play. This position is from Morozevich-Sadler, Reykjavik 1999, a game from Sadler’s heydey, when he was regularly beating the best players in the world. How did he finish off? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 28 February or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20 for the first
White to play. This position is a variation from Hou Yifan-Ju, Gibraltar 2017. Hou lost this game to her compatriot. The puzzle shows what might have happened if her opponent had gone wrong. How can she conclude her attack? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 21 February or email victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a
Black to play. This position is from Gledura-Topalov, Gibraltar 2017. Bulgarian grandmaster Veselin Topalov is not the force he used to be, but he played a fine attacking game in Gibraltar, of which this was the conclusion. How did he finish off? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 14 February or via email
White to play. This position is from So-Wojtaszek, Wijk aan Zee 2017. White has only one move to win. Can you see it? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 7 February or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct answer out of a hat. Please include
White to play. This is from Réti-Spielmann, Opatija 1912. How did Réti conclude his kingside attack? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 31 January or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct answer out of a hat. Please include a postal address and allow six weeks
White to play. This is from Réti-Tartakower, Vienna 1910. Can you spot White’s beautiful tactical coup? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 24 January or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct answer out of a hat. Please include a postal address and allow six weeks
Black to play. This position is from Topalov-Anand, London Classic 2016. How did Black conclude? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 17 January or via email to victoria@-spectator.co.uk. 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
White to play. This is from Carlsen–Karjakin, New York play-off (Game 4) 2016. What was Carlsen’s stunning move to retain the world title? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 10 January or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct answer out of a hat. Please include
White to play and win. This is a position from Caruana-Kramnik, Leuven 2016. Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 3 January or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. 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.
Black to play. This position is from Topalov-Nakamura, St Louis 2014. Black seems to be in big trouble, but how did he turn the tables? We regret that because of the Christmas printing schedule, this is not a prize puzzle. Last week’s solution 1 Bxh7+
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
White to play. This is from Karjakin-Carlsen, World Championship, New York (Game 7) 2016. This position will be dead equal unless White plays a specific move which offers him a slight advantage. What move? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 29 November or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20
White to play. This is a position from Topalov-Caruana, St Louis 2016. Can you spot White’s crushing blow? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 22 November or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct answer out of a hat. Please include a postal address and allow
White to play. This is a position from Carlsen-Shirov, Biel 2011. Can you spot Carlsen’s crushing blow? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 15 November or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct answer out of a hat. Please include a postal address and allow six
Black to play. This position is from Nakamura-Carlsen, chess.com Blitz Final 2016. The position looks quiet but after Black’s next move White resigned at once. Can you see it? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 8 November or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct answer
