Daily puzzle
#13 · June 22, 2026
David Howell
Happy Monday! To start your week, can you figure out how a young Magnus Carlsen defeated fellow future GM Jon Ludvig Hammer with a well-known tactical motif?
Played 2003, in World Youth Championship, Halkidiki • Hammer vs Carlsen
Solution
Qh5+ gxh5 Rh4#
You got it! This is a version of Anastasia's Mate. Remember this pattern - it may turn up in one of your games someday.