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Chess puzzle

no. 557

8 June 2019

9:00 AM

8 June 2019

9:00 AM

White to play. This position is from Ding Liren-Anand, Lindores Abbey Stars 2019. Here White played 1 Rb8 which lost a piece to 1 … Rdb3. In fact White has only one move to avoid ruinous material loss. What is it? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 11 June or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk.

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