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White to Play

Pete Tamburro on Jul 9, 2026

This one’s for novices. You should be able to tell it came out of a King’s Gambit Accepted because of the missing f-pawn. Can you tell how to continue the game from here?

Notice I didn’t warn you it was a mate in two, because you’re opponent won’t nor will anything else give you the necessary heads up. 1.Rf6+ Nxf6 2.Rxf6 mate.

Send questions and comments to PTamburro@aol.com.

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