Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate # 79

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

White to play and mate Black.

Place v unknown, Paris 1922

Solution

Standard: 1 Rf6!, and after 1…Bd1 (1…Qf6 is just trivial: 2 Qg4+ and 3 Bf6) 2 Rg6+ and a staircase mate. 3 Rg7+, 4 Rh7+, 5 Rh8 mate.

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