Daily puzzle

#29 · July 8, 2026
David Howell
David Howell

This game was of my earliest memories of feeling pride after playing a move. I was 10 years old at the time, and had foreseen a trick that relies on multiple tactical concepts. Can you see how White obtains a decisive advantage?

Played 2001, in Kidlington Congress • Howell vs Cox
Solution

Nd5

Just like that, Black can resign! A combination of back rank mate threats and unprotected pieces (the black queen on e7, the rook on c8) mean that White is guaranteed to win a huge amount of material. Feel free to click on the game to see how things finished.