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Chess puzzle

Puzzle | 11 December 2021

11 December 2021

9:00 AM

11 December 2021

9:00 AM

White to play and mate in 2. Composed by W.A. Shinkman, Montreal Spectator, 1880. As things stand, White has no immediate mate in answer to 1…Ka3 or 1…a3. The key move offers an ingenious way to meet these moves. Please note that owing to Christmas printing deadlines there is no prize for this puzzle.

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