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Chess puzzle

Chess Puzzle

10 December 2015

3:00 PM

10 December 2015

3:00 PM

White to play. This position is from Fernandez-Jackson, Aberystwyth 2014. White brilliantly exploited the draughty position of the black king with a fine combination. Can you spot the key move?

We regret that because of the Christmas printing schedule, this is not a prize puzzle.

Last week’s solution The Queen sacrifice 1 Qxh7+ is the key move leading to checkmate.

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