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White to play. This position is a variation from Duchamp-Feigins, Folkestone 1933. Can you spot White’s most accurate continuation of the attack? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 26 February...
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Black to play. This position is from Sjoholm-Spielmann, Kalmar 1941. How did Black swiftly decimate the white kingside? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 5 March or via email to...
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White to play. This position is from Nimzowitsch-Alapin, Vilnius 1912. How did White swiftly conclude his sacrificial attack? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 12 March or via email to...
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White to play. This position is from Fischer-Benko, US Championship 1963. One of Fischer’s classic attacking finishes. What is the winning move? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 19 March or...
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White to play. This position is a variation from Radjabov-Ivanchuk, London Candidates 2013. White has only one move to win here. Can you see it? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 26 March or...
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White to play. This position is from Grischuk-Ivanchuk, London Candidates 2013. White’s next destroyed the black position. Can you see it? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 2 April or via email...
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White to play. This position is a variation from Svidler-Carlsen; London Candidates 2013. This is a trap that Carlsen avoided on the way to victory. What win for White had he foreseen? Answers to me at...
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Black to play. This position is from Gelfand-Carlsen, Fidé Candidates London 2013. What was the key move that enabled Carlsen to make the most of his queenside pawns? Answers to me at The Spectator by...
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White to play. This position is from Hollis-Courteney, Bognor Regis 1959. The Black king is badly exposed. How did White quickly cash in? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 23 April or via email...
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White to play. This position is from Hartston-Penrose, London 1963. Here Hartston agreed a draw but he missed a cast that would have reeled Black in. Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 30 April...
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White to play. This position is a variation from Alekhine-Hofmeister, Petrograd 1917. A typical Alekhine conclusion. A queen down — how does he force the win? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday...
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Black to play. This is from Kramnik-Fressinet, Alekhine Memorial 2013, a variation from a sensational win by the French grandmaster. Two pieces down, how does Black continue? Answers to me at The...
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White to play. This position is from Anand-Nakamura, Norway Masters. What is White’s best move? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 21 May or via email to victoria@spectator.co.uk or by fax on...
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Black to play. This position is from Carlsen-Wang Hao; Norway Masters 2013. Can you spot Black’s clever winning move in this endgame? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 28 May or via email to...
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Black to play. This position is a variation from Bogolyubov-Alekhine, Germany (Game 8) 1929. Here 1 … Nxf1 is not bad but Black actually has something much stronger. Can you see what it is? Answers to...
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White to play. This position is from Short-van Wely, Sigeman 2013. Short played 1 Qh2 and won but what would have been quicker? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 11 June or via email to...
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Black to play. This position is from Bacrot-Ivanchuk, Thessaloniki Grand Prix 2013. This was the scene of Ivanchuk’s only success. What is the key move? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 18...
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White to play. This position is the conclusion of a study by M Botvinnik & S Kaminer. How does White finish off? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 25 June or via email to...
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Black to play. This position is a variation from the game Nakamura-Gelfand, Tal Memorial, Moscow 2013. White’s king is in danger. How can Black exploit this? Answers to me at The Spectator by Tuesday 2...
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Black to play. This position is from the game Nimzowitsch-Tarrasch, St Petersburg 1914. With both bishops trained on White’s king, what is the best way of ploughing up White’s defences? Answers to me...
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