It’s always exciting when a new issue of The Problemist arrives, and I was especially thrilled last week to see a first published problem by RJCC alumnus and English chess star Luke McShane. Will his composing career, like his problem career, take flight?

It’s a mate in 2 offering a fairly gentle introduction for those of you relatively new to chess problems. It’s so easy that I managed to solve it pretty quickly, so I’m sure you can too.