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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Leonard Barden

Chess: national solving championship 2023 open for entries from Britain

Chess problem for the National solving championship
3872 White plays and forces checkmate in two moves Photograph: Guardian

This week’s puzzle is the opening round of a national contest where Guardian readers traditionally perform strongly and in considerable numbers.

You have to work out how White, playing as usual up the board, can force checkmate in two moves, however Black defends.

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