Weekly Puzzle June 29

Written By Gabi Antova

GM Ju Wenjun vs WIM

Yunqing Zhao

Chinese Chess League Division A, 2026

For this week’s puzzle, we have a position from the Chinese national team championship: the following game was played on the women’s board in round 4.

Black to move and win!

Ready to Check Your Solution?

29…Rg8!

Black wins the White queen! The queen can’t escape from the pin because the king is behind it.

White’s problems don’t end with the loss of the queen though! After the queen is gone— the only defender of the White king— White will shortly get mated as Black’s rook from a8 joins the attack.

Link to the Full Game
Gabi Antova
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