Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #66

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

White to play and mate Black

Blackburne v unknown, Kidderminster, 1912

Solution

A nice smothered mate:

1 b4+! to ensure the b4 square is occupied after 1…Bb4[]; 2Bb6+! ab[] 3 Qa8 mate