Another puzzle for an easy Reitstein day

Black to play and win

IM Zsivko Bratanov v Allan Beardsworth, ICC, 3 min blitz 27/2/14

Solution

White, a Bulgarian IM, has just played 1 Qc2-e4, but 1…Rh3+! is game over: 2 Kh3[] Qg3 mate. (If instead white had played 1. Kh1, then e1(Q) decides: Qe4 prevents this move but permits a nice deflecting sacrifice.

Not too hard, and I am pleased to say I saw it several moves earlier, when sacrificing the Ra8, playing the manoeuvre Nf6-h5 in preparation.

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