Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate # 98

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

White to play and mate Black.

Spielmann v L'Hermet, Magdeberg 1927

Solution

I suspect I have seen this puzzle before, since I saw the solution, including the third move, instantly.

1 Qh6! gh 2 gh+ Kf8 (Black could grovel with 2…Qg5 to avoid the mate, but he is totally lost)

3 Rg8+!! Kg8[] 4 h7+ and mate next move.

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