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Chess puzzle

No. 214

23 June 2016

2:00 AM

23 June 2016

2:00 AM

Black to play. This is from Caruana-Mamedyarov, Gashimov Memorial Play-off 2016. Black played 1 … Kg8 here, missing a clever winning move. What should he have played instead? (This is a tough puzzle.) Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 28 June or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct answer out of a hat.

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