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Chess puzzle

Puzzle no. 775

28 October 2023

9:00 AM

28 October 2023

9:00 AM

Black to play. Bertholdt-J. Penrose, Olympiad Final, Munich 1958. White has just played Bh3-c8, so that the Rc8 is imprisoned in case of the obvious capture on c3. Penrose found a much stronger response. What was it? Email answers to chess@spectator.co.uk by Monday 30 October. There is a prize of £20 for the first correct answer out of a hat.

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