Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #39

Another puzzle from Dragoslav Andric’s 1981 book “Matni Udar”.

White to play and mate Black

Marco v unknown, simul 1898

Solution

Not too hard, especially when you know it is a “to play and mate” problem.

1 Nc6+ bc[] 2 Qa7+ Ka7 3 Ra1+ Kb6 4 Rhb1+ Kc5 5 Ra5 mate.