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Can you solve it? Battersea brainteaser featured in The Sunday Times chess column

By Leon Watson · April 28, 2019

Battersea's team of junior's Vs Wood Green

Eagle-eyed media-watchers may have noticed today that Battersea Chess Club has been in the news – again.

A problem taken from one of our league games was used by friend of the club GM David Howell in his Sunday Times chess column.

The puzzle was taken from a game played by CM Shreyas Royal in our match against Wood Green. David told the story of that match, but the full details are here.

Can you solve the puzzle he set? Here is the clipping:

GM David Howell's chess column
GM David Howell’s chess column